Matthew 5:26 meaning and explanation
Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Matthew 5:26, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, continuing the picture from verse 25 of an adversary, a judge, an officer and a prison. The verse presses the urgency of settling a dispute quickly, before the matter reaches court and the full penalty falls.
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