Matthew 17:24
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
Matthew 17:24 in other translations
| BSB | 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?” |
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| WEB | When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?” |
| ASV | And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? |
| YLT | And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachms came near to Peter, and said, ‘Your teacher--doth he not pay the didrachms?' He saith, ‘Yes.' |
| DARBY | And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your teacher not pay the didrachmas? |
| BBE | And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax? |
| Webster | And when they had come to Capernaum, they that received tribute-money, came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute? |
What does Matthew 17:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money--the double drachma; a sum equal to two Attic drachmas, and corresponding to the Jewish "half-shekel," payable, towards the maintenance of the temple and its services, by every male Jew of twenty years old and upward. For the origin of this annual tax, see Ex 30:13, 14; 2Ch 24:6, 9. Thus, it will be observed, it was not a civil, but an ecclesiastical tax. The tax mentioned in Mt 17:25 was a civil one. The whole teaching of this very remarkable scene depends upon this distinction. came to Peter--at whose house Jesus probably resided while at Capernaum. This explains several things in the narrative. and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?--The question seems to imply that the payment of this tax was voluntary, but expected; or what, in modern phrase, would be called a "voluntary assessment."
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Barnes' Notes
Verses 24-27. And when they were come to Capernaum. Mt 4:13.
They that received tribute. In the original this is, they who received the two drachms. The drachm was a Grecian coin, worth about 12 1/2 cents [about 7d.] of our money. This tribute, consisting of these two drachms, was not paid to the Roman government, but to the Jewish collectors, for the use of the temple service. It was permitted in the law of Moses, (see Ex 30:11-16,) that in numbering the people, half a shekel should be received of each man for the services of religion. This was in addition to the tithes paid by the whole nation, and seems to have been considered as a voluntary offering. It was devoted to the purchase of animals for the daily sacrifice; wood, flour, salt, incense, etc., for the use of the temple. Two drachms were about equal to half a shekel.
Doth not your master pay tribute? This tribute was voluntary; and they therefore asked him whether he was in the habit of paying taxes for the support of the temple. Peter replied, that it was his custom to pay all the usual taxes of the nation.
(1) "tribute money" "Didrachma, in value about 15d. Ex 38:26
They that received tribute. In the original this is, they who received the two drachms. The drachm was a Grecian coin, worth about 12 1/2 cents [about 7d.] of our money. This tribute, consisting of these two drachms, was not paid to the Roman government, but to the Jewish collectors, for the use of the temple service. It was permitted in the law of Moses, (see Ex 30:11-16,) that in numbering the people, half a shekel should be received of each man for the services of religion. This was in addition to the tithes paid by the whole nation, and seems to have been considered as a voluntary offering. It was devoted to the purchase of animals for the daily sacrifice; wood, flour, salt, incense, etc., for the use of the temple. Two drachms were about equal to half a shekel.
Doth not your master pay tribute? This tribute was voluntary; and they therefore asked him whether he was in the habit of paying taxes for the support of the temple. Peter replied, that it was his custom to pay all the usual taxes of the nation.
(1) "tribute money" "Didrachma, in value about 15d. Ex 38:26
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 They that received tribute - This was not a tax to be paid to the Roman government; but a tax for the support of the temple. The law, Exo 30:13, obliged every male among the Jews to pay half a shekel yearly; for the support of the temple; and this was continued by them wherever dispersed, till after the time of Vespasian, see Josephus, War, book 7. c. 6, who ordered it afterwards to be paid into the Roman treasury. The word in the text, which is generally translated tribute - τα διδραχμα, signifies the didrachma, or two drachms. This piece of money was about the value of two Attic drachms, each equal to fifteen pence of our money. The didrachma of the Septuagint, mentioned Exo 30:13, was twice as heavy as the Attic, for it was equal to a whole shekel, this being the value of that piece of money at Alexandrina, the place where the Septuagint translation was made; for the half shekel mentioned in the above passage, they render ημισυ του διδαχμου, the half of a didrachma.
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 17:24-27
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 and the poverty of Christ should be mentioned together. If called by providence to be poor, like our Lord, let us trust in his power, and our God shall supply all our need, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. In the way of obedience, in the course, perhaps, of our usual calling, as he helped Peter, so he will help us. And if any sudden call should occur, which we are not prepared to meet, let us not apply to others, till we first seek Christ.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Matthew 17:24 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 17:24
- Exodus 30:13
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord.
- Exodus 38:26
A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when.
Mr 9:33
tribute."Gr. didrachma, in value fifteen pence."
Ex 30:13; 38:26This tribute seems to have been the half shekel which every male among the Jews paid yearly for the support of the temple, and which was continued by them, wherever dispersed, till after the time of Vespasian.
Mr 9:33
tribute."Gr. didrachma, in value fifteen pence."
Ex 30:13; 38:26This tribute seems to have been the half shekel which every male among the Jews paid yearly for the support of the temple, and which was continued by them, wherever dispersed, till after the time of Vespasian.
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Context
- Matthew 17:23
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
- Matthew 17:24
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
- Matthew 17:25
He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
Matthew 17:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como llegaron á Capernaum, vinieron á Pedro los que cobraban las dos dracmas, y dijeron: ¿Vuestro Maestro no paga las dos dracmas? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et lorsqu’ils furent venus à Capernaüm, les receveurs des didrachmes vinrent à Pierre, et dirent: Votre maître ne paie-t-il pas les didrachmes? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als sie aber nach Kapernaum kamen, traten die Einnehmer der Doppeldrachmen zu Petrus und sprachen: Zahlt euer Lehrer nicht die Doppeldrachmen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ait: Etiam. Et cum intrasset in domum, prævenit eum Jesus, dicens: Quid tibi videtur Simon? reges terræ a quibus accipiunt tributum vel censum? a filiis suis, an ab alienis? |