Matthew 17:26

BIBLE IN TEN · Mar 12, 2026 · 6m

Thursday, 12 March 2026 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. Matthew 17:26 “He says to Him, Peter, ‘From the unfamilars.’ Jesus, He says to him, ‘Hence, the sons, they are exempt’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus asked Peter what he thought. Do the kings of the earth take tribute and census from their sons or unfamilars? Next, we read, “He says to Him, Peter, ‘From the unfamilars.’” It would be counterproductive and unkingly for a king to take any such collection from his sons. This is a precept that would be perfectly understood from their own…