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(Mat. 17:24-27).
The Lord Jesus Christ was required to give money for God’s temple, as though to God Himself. Of course, as the Son of God, He should have been exempt from this. However, not wanting to give a new reason for accusations of violating the law, and not having any money on Him, He shows Apostle Peter where and how to obtain the required statir i.e. 4 drachmas, to meet the tax for both of them. This miracle, according to the Gospel interpreter Bishop Michael, clearly witnesses the Divinity of Lord Jesus: “If He knew that the first fish that Peter caught had a swallowed statir in its mouth, then He is omnispective. If He knew that the fish had a statir in its mouth, then He is omnipotent.”