Matthew 5:25-26

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25 ¹Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.

26 Truly, I say to you, ²you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. ^[a]

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1. 5:25 Luke 12:58, 59
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[a] 5:26 Greek 'kodrantes', Roman copper coin (Latin 'quadrans') worth about 1/64 of a 'denarius' (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)

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