“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them shall fall to the ground apart from your Father’s consent.
Matthew 5:26 - Tree of Life Version Amen, I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last penny! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Truly I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last fraction of a penny. American Standard Version (1901) Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. Common English Bible I say to you in all seriousness that you won’t get out of there until you’ve paid the very last penny. Catholic Public Domain Version Amen I say to you, that you shall not go forth from there, until you have repaid the last quarter. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing. |
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them shall fall to the ground apart from your Father’s consent.
Enraged, the master handed him over to the torturers until he paid back all he owed.
Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Go away from Me, you cursed ones, into the everlasting fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.
These shall go off to everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.”
Then a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.
For while you are going with your accuser to the authorities, make an effort to come to a settlement with him—so he doesn’t drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer of the court throw you into prison.
I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last little bit.”
Besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is firmly set, so that those who want to cross over to you cannot, nor can those from there cross over to us.
They will pay the price of eternal ruin, away from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His power—
For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.