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Regarding the poll tax, Jesus teaches Peter that as God’s son He is exempt from paying it, but, in order to not cause offense, He tells Peter to pay it with a coin he will find in the mouth of a fish he is to catch.
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Matthew 17:24-27
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When they came
to Capernaum,
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those who collected a the 1 two-drachma tax came to Peter and said,
“Does your teacher not pay a the 1 two-drachma tax? ”
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He * said,
“Yes.”
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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 a customs or b poll-tax,
from their sons
or from strangers?”
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When Peter said,
“From strangers,”
Jesus said to him,
“Then the sons are 1 exempt.
However, so that we do not 1 a offend 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 2 a shekel.
Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”
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Matthew 17:24-27
Teacher Does Pay
When they came to Capernaum,
those who collected the two- drachma tax came to Peter and said,
“Does your teacher not pay the two- drachma tax?”
If this is the temple tax, then it was required of all males between the ages of 20 and 50.
He said,
“Yes.”
God‘s Son Needn‘t Pay
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 customs or poll- tax,
from their sons
or from strangers?”
When Peter said,
“From strangers,”
God‘s Son Agrees to Pay
Jesus said to him,
“Then the sons are exempt.
However, so that we do not offend 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.”
If this is the temple tax, this may imply that the other disciples were under 20 years of age.
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