King James Version

Luke 12:59

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὸ) before last here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of which” (οὗ) before even here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before last here.

λέγωlegōI tellλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I tell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.I tellσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐξέλθῃςexelthēsthou shaltἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.thou shaltἐκεῖθενekeithenthenceἐκεῖθενadverb — “thence”G1564thence, from that place.This verse uses “thence”.thenceἕωςheōstillἕωςconjunction — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔσχατονeschatonvery lastἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “very last”, the object formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.the very lastλεπτὸνleptonmiteλεπτόνadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “mite”, the object formG3016a small piece of money, probably the smallest piece of money.miteἀποδῷςapodōsto payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to pay”, a single actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

Young’s Literal Translation

I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

World English Bible

I tell you , you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny. ”

Darby Translation

I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

Douay-Rheims

I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.

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