Category:Temple Tax

It was a part of the Jewish law that all strangers passing among the Jews should pay to the priests of the Temple an offering to the Lord, or tribute-money as it was called. This tribute was collected to pay the expenses of the Temple worship.

Read more about Peter paying the Temple tax: Matthew 17:24-27

In these verses, Jesus sought to show that, as He himself was the Son of God, the King for whose service the tribute was paid, He might justly be exempted from paying it; yet to save giving offense He miraculously provided the piece of money to pay tribute for Himself and Peter.