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Matthew 17:24
After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
from The Temple Tax, Matthew 17:24-27
What it says

Collectors ask Peter whether Jesus pays the two-drachma tax after they reach Capernaum.

What it is doing

Introduces the tax question.

In context

24After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” 25“Yes,” he answered. 26“From others,” Peter answered. 27“Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. “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.”