New International Reader's Version

Matthew 17:23-26 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

23. They will kill him. On the third day he will rise from the dead." Then the disciples were filled with deep sadness.

24. Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum. There the tax collectors came to Peter. They asked him, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?"

25. "Yes, he does," he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke first. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "Who do the kings of the earth collect taxes and fees from? Do they collect from their own sons or from others?"

26. "From others," Peter answered. "Then the sons don't have to pay," Jesus said to him.