KJV King James Version
I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
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Luke 12:59
I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
WEB World English Bible
I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny.”
ASV American Standard Version
I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.’
Surrounding context — Luke 12
56 [Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, [as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
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Mark 12:42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.Matthew 18:34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.Luke 16:26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.
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