Matthew 17:24-27

Bible Text

[24] When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the didrachma?" [25] He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?" [26] Peter said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt. [27] But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you."

Capernaum, a fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, served as a major base for Jesus’ ministry in Galilee. There the temple-tax collectors question Peter, and Jesus uses the incident to teach both his unique sonship and voluntary freedom from offense.

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Matthew 17:24-27 mentions Capernaum and Galilee.

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