Study it in the app“But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.””
Butδὲso thatἵναwe do notμὴcauseσκανδαλίσωμενthemαὐτούςto stumble,σκανδαλίσωμενgoπορευθεὶςtoεἰςthe sea,θάλασσανcastβάλεa hook,ἄγκιστρονandκαὶtakeἆρονthe firstπρῶτονfishἰχθὺνthatτὸνcomes up;ἀναβάνταandκαὶwhen you openἀνοίξαςits mouth,τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦyou will findεὑρήσειςa stater.στατῆραTakeλαβὼνthatἐκεῖνονandgive itδὸςto themαὐτοῖςforἀντὶmeἐμοῦandκαὶyou.”σοῦ
cause to stumble
To make someone fall into sin or lose faith.
Where else “skandalisōmen” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreutheis” appearssea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appearsthrow
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “bale” appearsfishhook
Fishhook.
Where else “ankistron” appearspick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “aron” appearsfirst
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appearsfish
Fish.
Where else “ichthyn” appearsgo up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabanta” appearsopen
Open.
Where else “anoixas” appearsmouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stoma” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurēseis” appearsstater
Stater: a silver coin worth four drachmas.
Where else “statēra” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labōn” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dos” appearsinstead of
As a swap for: "eye for eye".
Where else “anti” appearsThe stater was a coin of four drachmas: exactly the tax for two people.
26And when he said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then indeed the sons are free.
27 · This verse (above)
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?
