Money in a Fish
Matthew 17:24–27
It was time to pay the temple tax.
This money was used to fix up the temple.
One day, some tax collectors said to Peter,
“Jesus does not pay the temple tax, does
he?” Peter replied, “Of course he does.”
Before Peter could ask Jesus what to do,
Jesus told him, “Even though I am the
Son of God, I will pay the tax. Go fishing.
Take the first fish you catch. Look in its
mouth and you will find a coin.
Take it and give it to the tax collectors.
It will pay my tax and yours.”
Peter caught a fish. He opened its
mouth and found a coin inside!
It was exactly enough to pay
the tax collectors.
