When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins{A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver.} came to Peter, and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the didrachma?"
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25He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"
26Peter said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt.
27But, 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."
16They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter who you teach, for you aren't partial to anyone.
17Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19Show me the tax money." They brought to him a denarius.
20He asked them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"
21They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
22When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away.
13They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
14When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
15Shall we give, or shall we not give?" But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."
16They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
17Jesus answered them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." They marveled greatly at him.
18There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
21They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
23But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?
24Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
25He said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
26They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
6For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
7Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
24When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day's wages for agricultural labor.}
25But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'
15Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."
5When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
6Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?"
23and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." They were exceedingly sorry.
26Most assuredly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.{Literally, kodrantes. A kodrantes was a small copper coin worth about 2 lepta (widow's mites)--not enough to buy very much of anything.}
14As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.
9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him.
13Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"
40Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." He said, "Teacher, say on."
23When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
27Then Peter answered, "Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?"
28Peter began to tell him, "Behold, we have left all, and have followed you."
2They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."
12Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"
27After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"
15So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.
27They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,
5They were glad, and agreed to give him money.
15and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
1He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.
2When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius{A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labor.} a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
41Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
33He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?"