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23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly asorrowful.  

Peter and His Master Pay Their Taxes

24 aWhen they had come to1 Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”  
25 He said, “Yes.” And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from astrangers?”  
26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a1 piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.” 
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Matthew 17:24-27

Our Savior provided a perfect example of this. I am not going to go to it, but it is in Matthew 17:24-27, and this is where Jesus instructed Peter to pay the temple tax, not because He had to but because He wanted to avoid the potential of offending them by not paying. Jesus knew the offense might occur, and so He was humble about it, taking the time to have Peter go get the money, again, even though He did not need to pay it. But He took the action anyway, and He set the perfect example.

Excerpted from How to Offend Someone

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