Matthew 17:24-26

Lexham English Bible

Paying the Double Drachma Temple Tax

²⁴ Now when^[a] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma tax^[b] came up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the double drachma tax?” ²⁵ He said, “Yes.” And when he^[c] came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes—from their own sons, or from foreigners?” ²⁶ And when he^[d] said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.