Luke 12:59

You will not, I tell you, come out until you have paid the very last cent.”

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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

58When, for instance, you are going with your opponent before a magistrate, on your way to the court do your best to be quit of him; otherwise he might drag you before the judge, then the judge will hand you over to the bailiff of the court, and the bailiff throw you into prison.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34Then his master, in anger, handed him over to the jailers, until he should pay the whole of his debt.

Matthew 25:46And these last will go away into lasting correction, but the righteous into lasting life.”

Luke 16:26And not only that, but between you and us there lies a great chasm, so that those who wish to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they cross from there 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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