"And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 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 children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. 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."
In the first part of the quote, Jesus explains, to His Apostles, how He must be taken into the hands to the Jewish authority and be eventually crucified, fulfilling His sacrificial promise.
When Jesus came to Capernaum, His own land, a place where He was well known. He was asked to pay tribute (taxes) as if He were a stranger.
After explaining to Peter why they shouldn't be required to pay taxes, Jesus, to keep from offending the the people of Capernaum, ordered Peter to take a coin from a fishes mouth and pay the taxes on their behalf.
This lesson is yet another example of how the people who should have loved Jesus the most, The ones whom had witnessed all manner of miracles performed by Jesus, rejected Him altogether and counted Him as a stranger among them.
This lesson is yet another example of how the people who should have loved Jesus the most, The ones whom had witnessed all manner of miracles performed by Jesus, rejected Him altogether and counted Him as a stranger among them.
Although Jesus is one of the few most widely known men to have ever lived, there are billions who still reject Him.~
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