Neville Goddard on Matthew 17:27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 17 in context

Scripture Focus

27Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

Matthew 17:27

Biblical Context

In Matthew 17:27, Jesus instructs Peter to go to the sea, cast a hook, and find a coin in the mouth of the first fish to pay the temple tax for himself and Jesus. The passage reveals that providence moves through simple, obedient acts when inner trust is present.

Neville's Inner Vision

The outward command to pay the tax is a doorway into the recognition that your inner state is the source of all supply. The sea represents the vast subconscious, and the fish is the channel through which your assumed reality materializes. The coin in the fish’s mouth is the tangible sign that a desire already formed in consciousness has taken flesh. When you obey the outward instruction, you are practicing alignment: you act in the world while your inner I AM confirms, ‘This is already done.’ The fear of offense dissolves when you realize obedience to the law of your own being brings harmony with the world’s laws. The phrase ‘me and thee’ points to unity with the whole; your life’s provision is not a distant miracle but a natural expression of an assumed state. So, treat the event as a visible proof of the inner truth: your consciousness, rightly directed, creates the conditions you need.

Practice This Now

Cast the inner hook now: close your eyes and imagine the first fish surfacing with a coin in its mouth, and say, 'I am supplied by the I AM—this need is met.' Hold the feeling of fullness for a few breaths and notice the stillness that accompanies the sense of immediate provision.