Matthew 17:27

Matthew 17:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

Context of Matthew 17:27

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. But we do not want to make these men who take the tax angry. So go to the lake and throw out a line to catch fish. Pull up the first fish that you catch on your line. Open the mouth of the fish and you will find a coin inside it. Take the coin and give it to those who receive taxes for the temple. This will be enough money for both my tax and yours.’

Matthew 17:27 word by word

ἵνα δὲ μὴ σκανδαλίσωμεν αὐτούς, πορευθεὶς εἰς θάλασσαν βάλε ἄγκιστρον καὶ τὸν ἀναβάντα πρῶτον ἰχθὺν ἆρον· καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εὑρήσεις στατῆρα. ἐκεῖνον λαβὼν δὸς αὐτοῖς ἀντὶ ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Notwithstandingἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• we should offendσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• go thouπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• and castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• an hookἄγκιστρονagkistron · fishhookG44
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• take upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• the fishἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486
• thatἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• when thou hast openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• thou shalt findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• a piece of moneyστατήρstatēr · coinG4715
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• takeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• and giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• forἀντίanti · forG473
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Matthew 17:27

• Matthew 15:12Then Jesus' disciples went to him, and they said, ‘The Pharisees heard what you said. They did not agree with what you said. Do you know that?’
• Romans 14:21It is good not to do anything that might cause another believer to do something wrong. That includes if you eat meat or if you drink wine.
• Romans 15:1Some of us trust God with strong faith. We must help those believers whose faith is weaker. We must be patient with them. We should not just do things that will make us happy ourselves.
• 1 Corinthians 8:9You are free to eat any kind of food. You understand that. But other Christians do not understand so well. So you must be careful. Do not cause them to do something that they think is wrong.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19Yes, I am a free man. I am not anybody's slave. But I choose to serve everybody like a slave. I do that so that I can help many more people to believe in Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 10:32Do not cause problems for other people. Whether they are Jews or Gentiles, or people who belong to God's church, live in a way that does not cause problems for them.
• 2 Corinthians 6:3We do not want anyone to think bad things about our work. So we do nothing that might cause trouble for anyone.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22But keep away from any kind of bad thing.
• Genesis 1:28God blessed them. He said to them, ‘Give birth to children. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish in the sea. Rule over the birds in the sky. Rule over every different kind of living animal that moves along the ground.’
• 1 Kings 17:4You will drink water from the stream. I have also commanded the ravens to feed you there.’
• Jonah 1:17But the Lord sent a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish's stomach for three days and three nights.
• Jonah 2:10Then the Lord told the great fish to spit Jonah out from its stomach. So it dropped Jonah onto the shore.
• Hebrews 2:7For a short time, you made them less important than the angels But then you made them great and powerful, like kings.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9You know that our Lord Jesus Christ is very kind. He was rich, but he made himself poor to help you. So then, because he became poor, you could become rich.
• James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.

Commentaries on Matthew 17:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Lest we - offend them - Be a stumbling-block to the priests, or rulers of the Jews, I will pay the tribute - go thou to the sea - cast a hook, and take the first fish - thou shalt find a piece of money, , a stater. This piece of money was equal in value to four drachms, or two shekels, (five shillings of our money), and consequently was sufficient to pay the tribute for our Lord and Peter, which amounted to about half-a-crown each. If the stater was in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 And when they were come to Capernaum - See the notes at Matthew 4:13. They that received tribute - In the original this is, they who received the didrachma, or double drachma. The drachma was a Grecian coin worth about fifteen cents (7 1/2 d.) of British money. The didrachma, or double drachma, was a silver coin equal to the Attic drachma, and, in the time of Josephus, equal to the Jewish half shekel, that is, about 30 cents (circa 1880‘s)…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 Peter felt sure that his Master was ready to do what was right. Christ spoke first to give him proof that no thought can be withholden from him. We must never decline our duty for fear of giving offence; but we must sometimes deny ourselves in our worldly interests, rather than give offence. However the money was lodged in the fish, He who knows all things alone could know it, and only almighty power could bring it to Peter's hook. The power…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend--stumble. them--all ignorant as they are of My relation to the Lord of the Temple, and should misconstrue a claim to exemption into indifference to His honor who dwells in it. go thou to the sea--Capernaum, it will be remembered, lay on the Sea of Galilee. and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shall find a piece of money--a stater. So it should have…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 17:27

• Citizens
• Fish
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• King
• Miracles
• Tax
• Tribute (Taxes)

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Piece of Money
• Betray
• Cure
• Fishhooks
• Fishing, the art of
• Peter
• Pieces
• Shekel
• Stater

Commentaries on Matthew 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings