Luke 12:59

I tell you, you will not depart from there, until you have paid the very last coin.”

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In The King James Version

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

In Context

58So, when you are going with your adversary to the ruler, while you are on the way, make an effort to be freed from him, lest perhaps he may lead you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and the officer may cast you into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34And his lord, being angry, handed him over to the torturers, until he repaid the entire debt.

Matthew 25:46And these shall go into eternal punishment, but the just shall go into eternal life.”

Luke 16:26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been established, so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able, nor can someone cross from there to here.’

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:55-59

Reconciliation to God. 54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give… Read the whole commentary →

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