Matthew 5:26

And, Amen I say unto thee, that thou shalt not come forth from thence till thou hast rendered the last shamuna.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 at one with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest thy adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and thou fall into the house of the bound.

27You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34And his lord was indignant, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should have paid all whatsoever he owed to him.

Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into the torment which is eternal, and the just into the life which is eternal.

Luke 16:26And with all these, there is a great void set between us and you, that they who would pass from hence unto you are not able, nor they also who would pass from thence to us.

James 2:13For judgment is to be without mercy, upon him who hath not done mercy. Be you exalted by mercy 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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