Men for ikke å være til anstøt for dem, gå ned til sjøen og kast ut en krok, og ta den første fisken som kommer opp; når du åpner dens munn, vil du finne en statérmynt. Ta den og gi dem for meg og deg."
But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin.{A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel Temple Tax for two people.} Take that, and give it to them for me and you."