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Matthew 17:26
“From others,” Peter answered.
from The Temple Tax, Matthew 17:24-27
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.”