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Nowδὲwhen they cameἘλθόντων αὐτῶνtoεἰςCapernaum,Καφαρναοὺμthose whoοἱcollectedλαμβάνοντεςthe two-drachma taxτὰ δίδραχμαcameπροσῆλθονto Peterτῷ Πέτρῳandκαὶsaid,εἶπαν“Does your teacherὉ διδάσκαλος ὑμῶνnotοὐpayτελεῖthe two-drachma tax?”τὰ δίδραχμα
Matthew 17:24
Study it in the app“Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 17:24, word by word
- when they cameἘλθόντωνElthontōn
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Elthontōn” appears- CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoum
Capernaum
See it on the mapWhere else “Kapharnaoum” appears- collectedλαμβάνοντεςlambanontes
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “lambanontes” appears- the two-drachma taxδίδραχμαdidrachma
double drachma
The double drachma: the yearly tax each Jew paid for the temple.
Where else “didrachma” appears- cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthon
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “prosēlthon” appears- to PeterΠέτρῳPetrōi
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petrōi” appears- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “Does your teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskalos” appears- payτελεῖtelei
pay
To hand over a tax.
Where else “telei” appears
Translation note
The two drachmas were the annual tax that every Jew paid for the temple (Exodus 30:13).
Places in this verse
Capernaum
Today: Capernaum (Tell Hum) ruins, Israel
A town on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Jesus left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum (Matt 4:13). He taught in its synagogue and healed many there (John 6:59; Luke 7:1).
The context
23and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were deeply grieved.
24 · This verse (above)
25He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?”
To study Matthew 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did Peter, James, and John see on the mountain, and what did the voice from the cloud say (vv. 1–5)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus command the three disciples as they came down the mountain, and until when (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
The voice said, “Listen to him” (v. 5). How can you make a quiet moment today to listen?