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Matthew 5:26

King James Version (KJV)

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

Matthew 5:26 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Verily. See v. 18.

By no means. Greek ou me, a double negative, very emphatic.

Farthing. Greek kodrantes, Latin quadrans, about equal to the widow’s “two mites” (Mark 12:42).

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