Matthew 17:26

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Related Commentaries of 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 receiv...
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 b...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Then . It followeth, then, that.
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 su...
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 w...
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...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The halfshekel or Temple tribute (peculiar to St. Matthew). Jesus is asked to pay the usual tax towards the maintenance of the temple services. As...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Then are the children (RV 'the sons') free] Therefore Jesus, being the Son of the Heavenly King, is free from the Temple tax. 'Children' (sons) is...
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...
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...
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 Exo...
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 o...
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...
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 mean...
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...
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 t...
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,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Our Lord's Payment of Tribute. 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that...
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 wh...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And when he said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the sons are free.” ' When Peter necessarily replies, ‘of strangers', Jesus then...
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...
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...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The question of the Temple-tax:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Peter saith unto Him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Capernaum was still considered the home of Jesus, and here H...
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 p...
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 obligati...

²⁶ Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him,Then are the children free.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 17:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 17:26