Matthew 17-27 - However, not to give offense to them, go the the lake, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. In its mouth will be a shekel. Use that to pay your and my tax.
Sorry, this is so odd. First, he makes the connection between himself and the spiritual kingdom - he is a son of the King in that kingdom and therefore does not owe the temple tax. Yet he tells Peter to pay it in a miraculous way. We are not told how Peter reacted to this or even if he did it. I would have liked some reaction. How did Peter react to being told that Jesus was a son of the spiritual or heavenly kingdom? How did he react when Jesus then implied that he, Peter, was also a son of that kingdom?
I'll leave the answering to you.
B
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