Matthew 5:26

Verely I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost farthing.

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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

25Agree with thine aduersarie quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him, lest thine aduersarie deliuer thee to the Iudge, and the Iudge deliuer thee to ye sergeant, and thou be cast into prison.

27Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34So his Lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the tormentours, till he should pay all that was due to him.

Matthew 25:46And these shall goe into euerlasting paine, and the righteous into life eternall.

Luke 16:26Besides all this, betweene you and vs there is a great gulfe set, so that they which would goe from hence to you, can not: neither can they come from thence to vs.

James 2:13For there shalbe condemnation merciles to him that sheweth not mercie, and mercie reioyceth against condemnation.

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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