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said,“Doesn’tyourteacherpaythedidrachma?”17.25Hesaid,“Yes.”
Whenhecameintothehouse,Jesusanticipatedhim,saying,“What
doyouthink,Simon?Fromwhomdothekingsoftheearthreceivetoll
ortribute?Fromtheirchildren,orfromstrangers?”
17.26Petersaidtohim,“Fromstrangers.”
Jesussaidtohim,“Thereforethechildrenareexempt.17.27But,lest
wecausethemtostumble,gotothesea,castahook,andtakeupthe
firstfishthatcomesup.Whenyouhaveopeneditsmouth,youwill
findastatercoin.[AstaterisasilvercoinequivalenttofourAttic
ortwoAlexandriandrachmas,oraJewishshekel:justexactlyenough
tocoverthehalf-shekeltempletaxfortwopeople.Ashekelisabout
10gramsorabout0.35ounces,usuallyintheformofasilvercoin.]
Takethat,andgiveittothemformeandyou.”
Matthew18
18.1InthathourthedisciplescametoJesus,saying,“Whothen
isgreatestintheKingdomofHeaven?”
18.2Jesuscalledalittlechildtohimself,andsethiminthemiddle
ofthem,18.3andsaid,“MostcertainlyItellyou,unlessyouturn,and
becomeaslittlechildren,youwillinnowayenterintotheKingdom
ofHeaven.18.4Whoeverthereforehumbleshimselfasthislittlechild,
thesameisthegreatestintheKingdomofHeaven.18.5Whoever
receivesonesuchlittlechildinmynamereceivesme,18.6butwhoever
causesoneoftheselittleoneswhobelieveinmetostumble,itwould
bebetterforhimthatahugemillstoneshouldbehungaroundhisneck,
andthatheshouldbesunkinthedepthsofthesea.
18.7“Woetotheworldbecauseofoccasionsofstumbling!Foritmust
bethattheoccasionscome,butwoetothatpersonthroughwhomthe
occasioncomes!18.8Ifyourhandoryourfootcausesyoutostumble,
cutitoff,andcastitfromyou.Itisbetterforyoutoenterintolife
maimedorcrippled,ratherthanhavingtwohandsortwofeettobecast
intotheeternalfire.18.9Ifyoureyecausesyoutostumble,pluckitout,
andcastitfromyou.Itisbetterforyoutoenterintolifewithoneeye,
ratherthanhavingtwoeyestobecastintotheGehenna[or,Hell]
offire.18.10Seethatyoudon’tdespiseoneoftheselittleones,forItell
youthatinheaventheirangelsalwaysseethefaceofmyFatherwho
isinheaven.18.11FortheSonofMancametosavethatwhichwaslost.
