Matthew 17:24

Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum. The men who collected the temple tax came to Peter. They asked, "Doesn't your Teacher pay the temple tax?"

Matthew 17:24, Readable English Bible (READ)

Note: Greek: the two-drachma tax, about two days' pay, paid each year for the temple.

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