The story
Jesus and his friends came back to Capernaum. Some men who collected money for the temple came up to Peter. “Does your teacher pay the temple tax?” they asked.
“Yes, he does,” said Peter. But when Peter went into the house, he wondered. How would they pay? They didn’t have the money.
Before Peter could even ask, Jesus spoke up. Jesus already knew what was going on. He had a surprising plan!
“Go down to the lake,” said Jesus. “Throw out your fishing line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch. You will find a coin.”
So Peter went fishing. Splash! He threw out his line. Tug, tug! He pulled in a fish. He opened its mouth and there was a shiny silver coin!
The coin was just enough to pay for Jesus and for Peter. Peter laughed and laughed. Jesus knows what we need, and he takes care of us.
