Discovery BoxMatthew 4:18 
ContextThe Call of the Disciples
4:18 As 1 he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 2
Matthew 17:25
Context17:25 He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, 3 “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes – from their sons 4 or from foreigners?”
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.
3 tn Grk “spoke first to him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
4 sn The phrase their sons may mean “their citizens,” but the term “sons” has been retained here in order to preserve the implicit comparison between the Father and his Son, Jesus.
