\p \v=24 \v~=\w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Capernaum|strong="G2584"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w collected|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* didrachma coins\f + \fr 17:24 \ft A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days’ wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.\f* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w teacher|strong="G1320"\w* \w pay|strong="G5055"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* didrachma?” \¬v