Peter said to him, Of strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the children free.
Peter said to him, Of strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the children free.
And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.
And when he said, From other people, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
Peter saith to him, From strangers. Jesus saith to him, Then are the children free.
Peter said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt.
And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.
Then are the children free - As this money is levied for the support of that temple of which I am the Lord, then I am not obliged to pay the tax; and my disciples, like the priests that minister, should be exempted from the necessity of paying.
17:26 Then are the sons free - The sense is, This is paid for the use of the house of God. But I am the Son of God. Therefore I am free from any obligation of paying this to my own Father.