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Matthew 5:26

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

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ἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.VerilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.I sayσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto 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 shaltἐκεῖθενekeithenout thenceἐκεῖθενadverb — “out thence”G1564thence, from that place.This verse uses “thence”.out thenceἕωςheōstillἕωςconjunction — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἀποδῷςapodōsthou hast paidἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou hast paid”, a single actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.thou hast paidτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔσχατονeschatonuttermostἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “uttermost”, the object formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.the uttermostκοδράντηνkodrantēnfarthingκοδράντης (kodrantēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “farthing”, the object formG2835a "quadrans," the smallest Roman copper coin, a quarter of an "as," the sixteenth part of a "sesterius".farthing

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou hast paid the last farthing.

Douay-Rheims

Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing.

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