Matthew 17
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Matthew 17:25-26

25Peter answered them, ‘Yes, my teacher does pay the tax.’ Then Peter returned to the house where Jesus was staying. Before Peter could say anything, Jesus spoke to him first. He said, ‘Here is a question for you to answer, Simon. Who are the people who must pay taxes and money to the kings in this world? Do the rulers take taxes from their own people? Or do they take taxes from other people?’

26‘They take the taxes from other people,’ Peter replied. Jesus said to him, ‘This means that people from the ruler's own country do not need to pay anything.

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