24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax [a] came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
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“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
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“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
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“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. [b] Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”