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Matthew 5:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny. "

Matthew 5:26

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24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

25 Agree with your adversary quickly while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

26 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’

28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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Numbers 35:31

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"“‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death."

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Matthew 18:34

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"His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him."

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Matthew 5:1

"Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him."

Matthew 5:2

"He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,"

Matthew 5:3

"“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."

Matthew 5:4

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth."

Matthew 5:6

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled."

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