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25 “When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny.[a]

Teaching about Adultery

27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:26 Greek the last kodrantes [i.e., quadrans].
  2. 5:27 Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18.

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