26I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.


In Context

23 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

25 "Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

26 I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'

28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:26Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:26Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:26Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou hast paid the last farthing.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:26Verily, I say to thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:26Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:26verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:26Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out there, till you have paid the uttermost farthing.