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25 <V 17:24>He said, “Yes.” And when he had entered into the house, Jesus went before him, saying: “How does it seem to you, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tribute or the census tax: from their own sons or from foreigners?” 26 <V 17:25>And he said, “From foreigners.” Jesus said to him: “Then the sons are free. 27 <V 17:26>But so that we may not become an obstacle to them: go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that is brought up, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them, for me and for you.” Matthew 17:25-27, Catholic Public Domain Version. Public domain.
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