Matthew 17:26
24 After 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. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
27 “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.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
- KJV
- Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
- WEB
- Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
- ASV
- And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.
- DARBY
- Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
- BLB
- And [on] his having said, “From the strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
- ÅB
- Han sa: «Av de fremmede». Da sa Jesus til ham: «Så går jo barna fri.
- OTB
- Peter svarte: “Fra andre.” Jesus sa til ham: “Da er barna fritatt.
- B1930
- Han sa: Av de fremmede. Da sa Jesus til ham: Så er jo barna fri.