Lexham English Bible

Matthew 17:23-27 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23. and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were extremely distressed.

24. Now when they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma tax came up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the double 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 tolls or taxes—from their own sons, or from foreigners?”

26. And when he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.

27. But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast a line with a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And when you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”