Matthew 5:26

Verily, I say unto thee, In nowise, mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way,—lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast.

27Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34And, provoked to anger, his master delivered him up to the torturers, until he should pay all that was owing.

Matthew 25:46And, these, shall go away, into, age-abiding, correction, but, the righteous, into, age-abiding, life.

Luke 16:26And, besides all these things, betwixt us and you, a great chasm, hath been fixed,—so that, they who might wish to cross over from hence unto you, should not be able, nor any, from thence unto us, be crossing over.

James 2:13For, the judgment, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, 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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