Study it in the app“He 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?””
He says,λέγει“Yes.”ΝαίAndκαὶwhen he cameἐλθόνταintoεἰςthe house,τὴν οἰκίανJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςspoke first toπροέφθασενhim,αὐτὸνsaying,λέγων“WhatΤίdo youσοιthink,δοκεῖSimon?ΣίμωνFromἀπὸwhomτίνωνdo the kingsοἱ βασιλεῖςof the earthτῆς γῆςtakeλαμβάνουσινtollsτέληorἢtribute?κῆνσονFromἀπὸtheir sonsτῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶνorἢfromἀπὸstrangers?”τῶν ἀλλοτρίων
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appearsyes
Yes.
Where else “Nai” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthonta” appearshouse
The building where a family lives.
Where else “oikian” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appearsanticipate
Anticipate, speak or act first.
Where else “proephthasen” appearsthink
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokei” appearsSimon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appearsking
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileis” appearsearth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “lambanousin” appearstax
Money paid to the authority on goods or services.
Where else “telē” appearstax
Tax: the head tax paid to Rome.
Where else “kēnson” appearsson
A son.
Where else “huiōn” appearsstranger
From another people or family.
Where else “allotriōn” appears24Now 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?”
25 · This verse (above)
26And when he said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then indeed the sons are free.
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?
