25 Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him to the court, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, and the judge to[a] the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.(A) 26 Truly I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:25 Other mss read judge will hand you over to
  2. 5:26 Lit quadrans, the smallest and least valuable Roman coin, worth 1/64 of a daily wage

25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

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