Mat 5:26 | NETfull | STEP | I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

Matthew 5:26

26 I tell you the truth, ^{▼▼ Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”} you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny! ^{▼▼ Here the English word “penny” is used as opposed to the parallel in Luke 12:59 where “cent” appears since the Greek word there is different and refers to a different but similar coin.} ^{▼▼ The penny here was a quadrans, a Roman copper coin worth 1/64 of a denarius (L&N 6.78). The parallel passage in Luke 12:59 mentions the lepton, equal to one-half of a quadrans and thus the smallest coin available.}