Luke 12:59

I tell you, you won't get out until you've paid the last penny.”

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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

58As you go with your accuser to the magistrate, on the way you should be working on a settlement. Otherwise you may be dragged before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34His master became angry and handed him over to the jailors until he had repaid all the debt.

Matthew 25:46They will go away into eternal condemnation, but those who are good will enter eternal life.”

Luke 16:26Apart from that, there's a great gulf that stretches between us and you. Nobody who wants to cross from here to you can do so, and nobody can cross from there over to us.’

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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