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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 (
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By children we must not understand subjects who pay tribute ,
but natural children .(:
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children ,
or of strangers ?
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Peter sayd vnto him ,
Of strangers .
Then said Iesus vnto him ,
Then are the children free .
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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 (
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The word used here is «
stater »,
which is in value four didrachmas ;
every drachma is about five pence .(:
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piece of money :
that take ,
and give unto them for me and thee .