Matthew 17:27

17:27 But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. ¹  Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

Matthew 23:23

23:23 “Woe to you, experts in the law ²  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth ³  of mint, dill, and cumin, ⁴  yet you neglect what is more important in the law – justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You ⁵  should have done these things without neglecting the others.

Matthew 27:64

27:64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body ⁶  and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

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¹ sn The four drachma coin was a stater (στατήρ, stathr), a silver coin worth four drachmas. One drachma was equivalent to one denarius, the standard pay for a day’s labor (L&N 6.80).

² tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

³ tn Or “you tithe mint.”

⁴ sn Cumin (alternately spelled cummin) was an aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region. Its seeds were used for seasoning.

⁵ tc ‡ Many witnesses (B C K L W Δ 0102 33 565 892 pm) have δέ (de, “but”) after ταῦτα (tauta, “these things”), while many others lack it (א D Γ Θ Ë^1,13 579 700 1241 1424 pm). Since asyndeton was relatively rare in Koine Greek, the conjunction may be an intentional alteration, and is thus omitted from the present translation. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁶ tn Grk “him.”