# Matthew 17.22-27

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 20. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.</span>
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> **22. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men;</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.</span> 24. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?</span> 25. He saith, <span class="rl-speech">Yea. And when he came into the house,</span> Jesus spake first to him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?</span> 26. And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Therefore the sons are free.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.</span>** (Matthew 17:20-27, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 20. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.</span> 21. But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
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> **22. While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.</span> 24. When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”</span> 25. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”</span> 26. Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Therefore the children are exempt.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”</span>** (Matthew 17:20-27, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 20. And Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.</span> 21. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
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> **22. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.</span> 24. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Doth not your master pay tribute? <sup>tribute: called in the original, didrachma, being in value fifteen pence sterling; about thirty seven cents</sup></span> 25. He saith, <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> 26. Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Then are the children free.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">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. <sup>a piece: or, a stater: it is half an ounce of silver, in value two shillings and six pence, sterling; about fifty five cents</sup></span>** (Matthew 17:20-27, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 20. And Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,</span> 21. and this kind doth not go forth except in prayer and fasting.'
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> **22. And while they are living in Galilee, Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'The Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men,</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise,' and they were exceeding sorry.</span> 24. And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachms came near to Peter, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'Your teacher, doth he not pay the didrachms?'</span> He saith, <span class="rl-speech">'Yes.'</span> 25. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?' 26. Peter saith to him, 'From the strangers.' Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Then are the sons free;</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.'</span>** (Matthew 17:20-27, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Confirmation Bias](/codex/confirmation-bias/), via [Matthew 17.27](/codex/matthew-17-27/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)
- [Miracles](/codex/miracles/), via [Matthew 17.27](/codex/matthew-17-27/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.