Matthew 17:19-27

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately * and said, "Why * could we not drive it out?"

20 And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, ¹if you have faith the size of ²a mustard seed, you will say to ³this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and ⁴nothing will be impossible to you.

21 [ "⁵But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."]

22 ⁶And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men;

23 and ⁷they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." And they were deeply grieved.

The Tribute Money

24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected ⁸the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay ⁹the two-drachma tax?"

25 He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect ¹⁰customs or ¹¹poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?"

26 When Peter said, "From strangers," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are exempt.

27 "However, so * that we do not ¹²offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23; Luke 17:6
• 2. Matthew 13:31; Luke 17:6
• 3. Matthew 17:9; 1 Corinthians 13:2
• 4. Mark 9:23; John 11:40
• 5. Mark 9:29
• 6. Matthew 17:22, 23: {Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:44, 45}
• 7. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:9
• 8. Exodus 30:13; Exodus 38:26
• 9. Exodus 30:13; Exodus 38:26
• 10. Romans 13:7
• 11. Matthew 22:17, 19
• 12. Matthew 5:29, 30; Matthew 18:6, 8, 9; Mark 9:42, 43, 45, 47; Luke 17:2; John 6:61; 1 Corinthians 8:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "as"
• [b]. Early mss do not contain this v
• [c]. Or "betrayed"
• [d]. Equivalent to two denarii or two days' wages, paid as a temple tax
• [e]. Equivalent to two denarii or two days' wages, paid as a temple tax
• [f]. Or "free"
• [g]. Lit "cause them to stumble"
• [h]. Lit "standard coin," which was a shekel