Matthew 17:22-27

22 ¹And 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 ²they 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 ³the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay ⁴the 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 ⁵customs or ⁶poll-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 ⁷offend 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 17:22, 23: {Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:44, 45}
• 2. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:9
• 3. Exodus 30:13; Exodus 38:26
• 4. Exodus 30:13; Exodus 38:26
• 5. Romans 13:7
• 6. Matthew 22:17, 19
• 7. 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]. Or "betrayed"
• [b]. Equivalent to two denarii or two days' wages, paid as a temple tax
• [c]. Equivalent to two denarii or two days' wages, paid as a temple tax
• [d]. Or "free"
• [e]. Lit "cause them to stumble"
• [f]. Lit "standard coin," which was a shekel