However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. People's Bible Notes for Matthew 17:27. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. This would not in itself, perhaps, be of much, if any, weight against a direct statement of a fact, but it may be allowed to be of some significance in the exceptional and therefore conspicuous absence of such a statement. Cast an hook.

Take it and give it to them for us both. New American Standard Bible. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. So it should have been rendered, and not indefinitely, as in our version, for the coin was an Attic silver coin equal to two of the afore-mentioned "didrachms" of half a shekel's value, and so, was the exact sum required for both. (2.) The feeling of Peter was natural, them—all ignorant as they are of My relation to the Lord of the Temple, and should misconstrue a claim to exemption into indifference to His honor who dwells in it.go thou to the sea—Capernaum, it will be remembered, lay on the Sea of Galilee.and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shall find a piece of money—a stater. "But lest we should offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. Pro Pr) Christian Bible … This was a wonderful instance of the omniscience of Christ, who knew there was in such a fish, such a piece of money, as exactly answered the present exigence, and that that would come first to Peter's hook; and of his omnipotence, if not in forming this piece of money immediately in the fish's mouth, as is thought by some, yet in causing this fish to come to Peter's hook first, and as soon as cast in; and of his power and dominion over all creatures, even over the fishes of the sea; and so proved himself to be what he suggested, the Son of the King of kings; and to be a greater person than the kings of the earth, to whom tribute was paid: and yet, at the same time, it declares his great poverty as man, that he had not a shekel to pay on such an occasion, without working a miracle; and his great condescension to do it, rather than give offence by non-payment: and take, and give unto them for me and thee; for the half shekel was expected of Peter, as well as of Christ, and he had not wherewith to pay it; and this Christ knew, and therefore provides for both.

& Bava Metzia, fol. The Arabic and Persic versions render it, by "four drachms", which also were the same with a "shekel": and so was just enough to pay the two half shekels, for Christ and Peter, and was worth, of our money, near "half a crown"; and not "nearly a crown", as in a late paraphrase is said, through mistake. "However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. It is right to have particular affection for some Christians more than others, at the same time that we should love them all. and "Nevertheless, that we may not give offense, go to the seaside, throw in your hook; take the first fish that rises, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel in it. in T. Bab. Moses and Elias talked of it, 6. "But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee. On this assumption the wonder stands alone by itself in its nature and surroundings. And take up the first fish coming up, and having opened its mouth, thou will find a four-drachma coin. Modern King James verseion. But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. It is by no means absurd that a fish should have swallowed a silver coin. Of Galilee, close at hand. Sometimes things are expedient for which there is not the letter of the law. "But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. A miracle. Men have inferred that a miracle must have been wrought from a literal interpretation of the promise. "Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: take that, and give to them for me and thee. However, lest we should offend them, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first comes up; and when you have opened its mouth, you shall find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and you.But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast [a line with] a hook, and take the first fish that comes up.

go thou to the sea; of Tiberias, which was near this city, and take up the fish that first cometh up, and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: a "stater", as in the original text, the same with the of the Talmudists; and which word the Syriac version here retains, and was, they (w) tell us, of the same value with a "sela", or "shekel" of the province. Hence Rev., a shekel. "But, so that we might not offend them, after going to the sea, cast a hook. Matthew 17:27. It is proper to withdraw from those around us that we may engage in secret prayer; and it is desirable for every one to have a place where he may be alone with God, (2) pride is easily excited when we know that others hear us pray.Everyone should have some place - some closet - to which he may retire at any time, with the assurance that none sees him but God.