Matthew 17:27
Still, so we don’t offend them, go and throw a line into the sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us.”
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In Context
26“From others,” answered Peter. “Well then,” continued Jesus, “their sons go free.
Cross References
Genesis 1:28Then God blessed them, and said to them: “Be fruitful, grow in number, fill the earth and govern it; rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that crawls on the ground,”
Psalms 8:8birds of the air, and fish of the sea, and all that crosses the paths of the ocean.
Jonah 2:10And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it threw up Jonah upon the dry land.
John 6:61But Jesus, aware that his disciples were murmuring about it, said to them,
Romans 15:1We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat makes a follower of the Lord fall, rather than make them fall, I will never eat meat again.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:25-27
Our Lord's Payment of Tribute. 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. 27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou… Read the whole commentary →