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In Matthew 17 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?

It’s quite obvious from the chapter that Jesus had not already paid the tax because he is one of the children of the king. Peter lied. Lying about God is blasphemy, there Peter as believing Jesus was God was lying about God which is blasphemy. Oh dear.

Also there appears to be other translations that use the word “not” as in “not pay”. Makes a huge difference in how Peter answered. The translation I used is from a NIV. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017&version=NIV

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.

In Matthew 17 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?

It’s quite obvious from the chapter that Jesus had not already paid the tax because he is one of the children of the king. Peter lied. Lying about God is blasphemy, there Peter as believing Jesus was God was lying about God which is blasphemy. Oh dear.

Also there appears to be other translations that use the word “not” as in “not pay”. Makes a huge difference in how Peter answered. The translation I used is from a NIV. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017&version=NIV

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.

In Matthew 17 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?

It’s quite obvious from the chapter that Jesus had not already paid the tax because he is one of the children of the king. Peter lied. Lying about God is blasphemy, there Peter as believing Jesus was God was lying about God which is blasphemy. Oh dear.

In Matthew 17 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?

It’s quite obvious from the chapter that Jesus had not already paid the tax because he is one of the children of the king. Peter lied. Lying about God is blasphemy, there Peter as believing Jesus was God was lying about God which is blasphemy. Oh dear.

Also there appears to be other translations that use the word “not” as in “not pay”. Makes a huge difference in how Peter answered. The translation I used is from a NIV. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017&version=NIV

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.

In Matthew 22 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?

It’s quite obvious from the chapter that Jesus had not already paid the tax because he is one of the children of the king. Peter lied. Lying about God is blasphemy, there Peter as believing Jesus was God was lying about God which is blasphemy. Oh dear.

In Matthew 17 The Temple Tax why doesn’t Jesus condemn Simon Peter of blasphemy after he lies to the tax collectors about Jesus having already paid the Temple Tax?

It’s quite obvious from the chapter that Jesus had not already paid the tax because he is one of the children of the king. Peter lied. Lying about God is blasphemy, there Peter as believing Jesus was God was lying about God which is blasphemy. Oh dear.