Matthew 5:26

verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

Young's Literal Translation

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

25'Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

27'Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

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Cross References

Matthew 18:34'And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

Matthew 25:46And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'

Luke 16:26and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.

James 2:13for the judgment without kindness [is] to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness 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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