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Luke 12:59

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

KJV

λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.

Greek NT

Dico tibi, non exies inde, donec etiam novissimum minutum reddas.

Vulgate

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

ASV

I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence until thou pay the very last mite.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λεπτόν
lepton
noun · 3×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
ἐκεῖθεν
ekeithen
adverb · 27×
ἐξέρχομαι
exerchomai
verb · 221×
ἔσχατος
eschatos
adjective · 53×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: καὶ τὸ | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ τὸ | RP: οὗ καὶ τὸν
  • καὶ τὸSBLGNT
  • καὶ τὸWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὗ καὶ τὸνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…

Cross-references

  • Mark 12:42 — And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
  • Matt 5:26 — Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
  • Matt 18:34 — And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.