Matthew 5:26

Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out of there, until you have paid the last farthing.

Revised King James New Testament

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

25Come to terms with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him; lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

27You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery:

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the torturers, until he should pay all that was due him.

Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

Luke 16:26And beside all this, between us and you a great gulf has been fixed: so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; nor can any pass over from there to us.

James 2:13For he shall receive judgment without mercy, who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs 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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