Matthew 5:26

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

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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 ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet them on your way to the court; otherwise they might hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the judicial officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

27“You have heard that it was said – ‘You must not commit adultery.’

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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.’

James 2:13For there will be justice without mercy for the person who has not acted mercifully. Mercy triumphs over Justice.

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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