Matthew 17:26
“From others,” Peter answered.
What it says
Jesus says the sons are exempt.
What it is doing
States the principle of exemption.
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.”