Matthew

Matthew 5:26

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.