Matthew 17:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him,Then are the children free. ”

Matthew 17:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when they were come to Capernaum - See the notes at Matthew 4:13 . They that received tribute - In the original this is, they who received the didrachma, or double drachma. The drachma w...
Matthew 17:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Temple Tribute. Mt. only. The collectors of the half-shekel, expected from every Jew towards the maintenance of the Temple, and usually paid just before the Passover, ask Peter if his master fulfil...
Matthew 17:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Then . It followeth, then, that.
Matthew 17:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Then are the children free - As this money is levied for the support of that temple of which I am the Lord, then...
Matthew 17:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He saith, Yes— Peter told the collectors, that his Master would pay tribute, and consequently, made a sort of promise to procure it for them; yet when he considered the matter more minutely, he was...
Matthew 17:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Peter saith unto him, Of strangers - or, 'Of those not their children.' Jesus saith unto him, Then are...
Matthew 17:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Transfiguration 1-8. The Transfiguration ( Mark 9:2 ; Luke 9:28 ). St. Leo rightly apprehended the historical situation when he said that in the Transfiguration the principal object aimed at...
Matthew 17:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Of strangers. — The answer must be looked at from the Eastern rather than the European theory of taxation. To the Jews, as to other Eastern nations, direct taxation was hateful as a sign of subjuga...
Matthew 17:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 14 Last Words at Capernaum - Matthew 17:22-27 ; Matthew 18:1-35 THE TEMPLE TRIBUTE Matthew 17:22-27 THE way southward lies through Galilee; but the time of Galilee's visitation is n...
Matthew 17:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Pay Tribute Where It Is Due Matthew 17:22-27 All Jews were required to pay the half-shekel for the maintenance of the Temple services. See Exodus 30:13 . As God's own Son, our Lord might surel...
Matthew 17:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"After six days." Days of silence. No record have we of what transpired in those days. The strange declarations of the Cross had crushed the hearts of these men. Now to three of their number, as spec...
Matthew 17:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? (25) He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus preve...
Matthew 17:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Peter saith unto him ,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "and he said": and so the Ethiopic, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel; but without doubt Peter is meant, and rightly expressed; whose answer to Christ's...
Matthew 17:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Ver. 26. Then are the children free ] q.d. And much more I (who am the natural, the only begotten Son of th...
Matthew 17:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When they were come to Capernaum Where our Lord now dwelt. Hence the collectors of the sacred tribute did not ask him for it till he came to this the ordinary place of his residence. They that rec...
Matthew 17:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Only six days intervened before the three disciples witnessed the transfiguration of the Lord Jesus. Luke says, "about eight days after these things," for no doubt he counts the day the Lord spoke, a...
Matthew 17:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Our Lord's Payment of Tribute. 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said,...
Matthew 17:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 17:27 " .
Matthew 17:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Again Reveals His Sonship (17:24-27). In contrast with man's coming treatment of Him Jesus continues to reveal His Sonship preparatory to what is coming. What follows is not just an outlandi...
Matthew 17:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 17:22 . While they abode. —See R.V. margin. While they were sojourning in Galilee on their way back—on their return from the northern parts about Cæsarea Philippi ( Moriso...
Matthew 17:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 17:2 . He was transfigured before them. Μεταμορφωθη, was transformed before them. Matthew, Mark, and Luke record this vision; and name the three selected witnesses. Peter had just confesse...
Matthew 17:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 17:1-40 The Transfiguration of Jesus . ( Mark 9:2-41 ; Luke 9:28-42 .) This mysterious event was intended primarily to confirm the faith of the three apostles who we...
Matthew 17:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The question of the Temple-tax:
Matthew 17:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seeing Christ in Matthew Matthew 17:21-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In Matthew we have decided to address ourselves to Christ's relationship to His people. For our introduction we will center our tho...
Matthew 17:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then are the sons free — The sense is, This is paid for the use of the house of God. But I am the Son of God. Therefore I am free from any obligation of paying this to my own Father.

Matthew 17:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 17:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 17:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 17:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 17:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 17:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 17:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 17:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 17:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes