25 “Yes,” he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,[a] “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:25 Lit Jesus anticipated him by saying
  2. Matthew 17:25 Or foreigners

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(A)—from their own children or from others?”

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The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go, work in the vineyard today.’(A)

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The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(A)

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