17. Jesus said, “You people are too stubborn to have any faith! How much longer must I be with you? Why do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here.”
18. Then Jesus spoke sternly to the demon. It went out of the boy, and at once he was healed.
19. Later the disciples went to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we force out the demon?”
20-21. Jesus replied:It is because you don't have enough faith! But I can promise you this. If you had faith no larger than a mustard seed, you could tell this mountain to move from here to there. And it would. Everything would be possible for you.
22. While Jesus and his disciples were going from place to place in Galilee, he told them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to people
23. who will kill him. But three days later he will rise to life.” All this made the disciples very sad.
24. When Jesus and the others arrived in Capernaum, the collectors for the temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25. “Yes, he does,” Peter answered.After they had returned home, Jesus went up to Peter and asked him, “Simon, what do you think? Do the kings of this earth collect taxes and fees from their own people or from foreigners?”
26. Peter answered, “From foreigners.”Jesus replied, “Then their own people don't have to pay.
27. But we don't want to cause trouble. So go and cast a line into the lake and pull out the first fish you hook. Open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Use it to pay your taxes and mine.”