American Standard Version of 1901
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And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the {Greek: didrachma. Compare marginal note on Luke 15:8.}half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the {Greek: didrachma. Compare marginal note on Luke 15:8.}half-shekel?
He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?
And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.
But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a {Greek: stater.}shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
{Many ancient authorities omit verse 43, 44.}And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.
They that sing as well as {Or, the players on instruments shall be there}they that dance shall say,All my fountains are in thee.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the {Or, earth}land until the ninth hour.
that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, {Deuteronomy 21:23.}Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is {Hebrew: the curse of God.}accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
We love, because he first loved us.
No man hath seen God at any time; {Many very ancient authorities read God only begotten.}the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.