Matthew 5:25-27
New King James Version
25 (A)Agree with your adversary quickly, (B)while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.
Adultery in the Heart
27 “You have heard that it was said [a]to those of old, (C)‘You shall not commit adultery.’
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- Matthew 5:27 NU, M omit to those of old
Matthew 5:25-27
New American Standard Bible
25 [a](A)Come to good terms with your accuser quickly, while you are with him on the way to court, so that your accuser will not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will not be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I say to you, (B)you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last [b]quadrans.
27 “(C)You have heard that it was said, ‘(D)You shall not commit adultery’;
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- Matthew 5:25 I.e., settle the case
- Matthew 5:26 A small Roman copper coin, worth about 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage
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