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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Matthew 17
²⁵ He *said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?"
²⁶ When Peter said, "From strangers," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are exempt.
²⁷ However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me."
Matthew 18
¹ At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
² And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,
³ and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
⁵ And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;
⁶ but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
⁷ "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
⁸ "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.