The Bible says in Matthew chapter 17 verses 24 through 27:

The Temple Tax
24After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25“Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own children or from others?”
26“From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. 27“But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”
Footnotes from the Life Application Study Bible:

17: 24-27 Peter answered a question without really knowing the answer, putting Jesus and the disciples in an awkward position. Jesus used this situation, however, to teach Peter about Jesus’ kingly role. Just as kings pay no taxes and collect none from their families, Jesus, the King, owed no taxes. But Jesus supplied the tax payment for both himself and Peter rather than offending those who didn’t understand his kingship. Although Jesus supplied the fish and the money, Peter had to go and get it. Ultimately, all that we have comes to us from God’s supply, but he may want us to actively participate in the process.

17: 24-27 As God’s people, we are foreigners on earth because our loyalty is always to our real king— Jesus. Still, we have to cooperate with the authorities and be responsible citizens. An ambassador to another country keeps the local laws in order to represent well the one who sent him. We are Christ’s ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5: 20). Are you being a good foreign ambassador for him to this world?

17: 24 All Jewish males had to pay a Temple tax to support the Temple’s upkeep (Exodus 30: 11-16). Tax collectors set up booths to collect these taxes. Only Matthew records this incident— perhaps because he had been a tax collector himself.

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