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# Connecting Statement:
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Here the scene shifts again to a later time when Jesus teaches Peter about paying the temple tax.
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# When they
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"When Jesus and his disciples"
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# the half-shekel tax
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This was a tax that Jewish men paid to support the temple in Jerusalem. AT: "the temple tax" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-fraction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the house
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"the place where Jesus was staying"
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# What do you think, Simon? The kings on earth, from whom do they receive tax or tribute? From their subjects or from foreigners?
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Jesus asks these questions to teach Simon, not to gain information for himself. AT: "Listen, Simon. We know that when kings collect taxes, they collect it from foreigners rather than their own citizens" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# kings on earth
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This refers to leaders in general.
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# subjects
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people under a ruler or king |