Matthew 5:26

truly I say to you, you may not come forth from there until you may pay the last penny.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

In Context

25Be agreeing with your opponent quickly, while you are in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and you may be cast into prison;

27You heard that it was said to the ancients: You will not commit adultery;

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34And having been angry, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, until he might pay all that was owing to him;

Matthew 25:46And these will go away into continuous punishment, but the righteous into continuous life.”

Luke 16:26and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from here to you are not able, nor do they pass through from there to us.

James 2:13for the judgment without mercy [is] to him having not done mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:22-27

The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother… Read the whole commentary →

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