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ISB ~ Matthew 17 v27

you will find a shekel:A Greek stater worth two CkS didrachma (17:24). The full shekel thus pays the half-shekel tax for both Jesus and Peter.

• The single payment for both Christ and Peter underscores the spiritual union between Jesus and his vicar on earth (cf. 16:17-19).