Matthew 17:19-27 ▼

19 Then the disciples having come to Jesus by Himself, said, “Why were we not able to cast him out?”

20 And Jesus said to them, “Through your want of faith; for truly I say to you, if you may have faith as a grain of mustard, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move, and nothing will be impossible to you,

21 [[and this kind does not go forth except in prayer and fasting.”]]

22 And while they are living in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will rise,” and they were exceedingly sorry.

24 And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachmas came near to Peter and said, “Your teacher—does He not pay the didrachmas?” He says, “Yes.”

25 And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? The kings of the earth—from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? From their sons or from the strangers?”

26 Peter says to Him, “From the strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free;

27 but that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that has come up first take up, and having opened its mouth, you will find a stater, that having taken, give to them for Me and you.”