Matthew 17:24

24 When they came to K'far-Nachum, the collectors of the half-shekel came to Kefa and said, "Doesn't your rabbi pay the Temple tax?"

Matthew 17:24 In-Context

22 As they were going about together in the Galil, Yeshua said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of people
23 who will put him to death, and on the third day he will be raised." And they were filled with sadness.
24 When they came to K'far-Nachum, the collectors of the half-shekel came to Kefa and said, "Doesn't your rabbi pay the Temple tax?"
25 "Of course he does," said Kefa. When he arrived home, Yeshua spoke first. "Shim`on, what's your opinion? The kings of the earth -- from whom do they collect duties and taxes? From their sons or from others?"
26 "From others," he answered. "Then," said Yeshua, "The sons are exempt.
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