He said, "Yes." And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?"
Matthew 17:26 - English Majority Text Version Peter said to Him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when Peter said, From other people not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt. American Standard Version (1901) And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. Common English Bible “From strangers,” he said. Jesus said to him, “Then the children don’t have to pay. Catholic Public Domain Version But so that we may not become an obstacle to them: go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that is brought up, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them, for me and for you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But that we may not scandalize them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook: and that fish which shall first come up, take: and when thou hast opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give it to them for me and thee. |
He said, "Yes." And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?"
Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish coming up. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a coin; taking that, give it to them for Me and you."
So the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of light.
But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us."