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Matthew 5:25-27
New English Translation
Matthew 5:25-27
New English Translation
25 Reach agreement[a] quickly with your accuser while on the way to court,[b] or he[c] may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 I tell you the truth,[d] you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny![e]
Adultery
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’[f]
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- Matthew 5:25 tn Grk “Make friends.”
- Matthew 5:25 tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
- Matthew 5:25 tn Grk “the accuser.”
- Matthew 5:26 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
- Matthew 5:26 tn Here the English word “penny” is used as opposed to the parallel in Luke 12:59 where “cent” appears since the Greek word there is different and refers to a different but similar coin.sn The penny here was a quadrans, a Roman copper coin worth 1/64 of a denarius (L&N 6.78). The parallel passage in Luke 12:59 mentions the lepton, equal to one-half of a quadrans and thus the smallest coin available.
- Matthew 5:27 sn A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18 (5:17 LXX).
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