Matthew
Matthew 5:25–26
25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.h
Footnotes
- h 5:26 Greek kodrantēn; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius
Word by word
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Matthew 5:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reconcile | εὐνοῶν | eunoōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2132 I have good-will |
| quickly | ταχὺ | tachy | Adverb | G5035 quickly, speedily |
| with | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| adversary | ἀντιδίκῳ | antidikō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G476 an opponent, adversary |
| while | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| you are still | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδῷ | hodō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| Otherwise | μή‿ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| may hand you over | παραδῷ | paradō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| judge | κριτῇ | kritē | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2923 a judge |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| judge | κριτὴς | kritēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2923 a judge |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| officer | ὑπηρέτῃ | hypēretē | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5257 a servant, an attendant |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you may be thrown | βληθήσῃ | blēthēsē | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| prison | φυλακὴν | phylakēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
Matthew 5:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | ἀμὴν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| you will not get out | ἐξέλθῃς | exelthēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Conjunction | G2193 until, as far as |
| you have paid | ἀποδῷς | apodōs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| last | ἔσχατον | eschaton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| penny | κοδράντην | kodrantēn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2835 the smallest Roman copper coin |
Cross-references
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Matthew 5:25 Luke 12:58–59 · Proverbs 25:8 · Hebrews 3:13 · Luke 14:31–32 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Hebrews 3:7 · Luke 13:24–25 · Hebrews 12:17 · Proverbs 6:1–5 · Job 22:21 · Genesis 32:3–8 · 2 Corinthians 6:2
Matthew 5:26 Matthew 18:34 · Luke 12:59
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.