Matthew 17:27 meaning and explanation
“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
Matthew 17:27, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jesus has just taught Peter that kings tax others, not their own sons, so as God's Son He is free from the temple tax. Yet He chooses to pay anyway, so that no one is needlessly stumbled.
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