Luke 12:59

Luke 12:59 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
• New International Version (NIV)I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”

Context of Luke 12:59

57“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58As you are going with your adversary to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge, the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison. I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny.”

Luke 12:59 word by word

λέγω σοι· οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• I tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• thou shaltἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• thenceἐκεῖθενekeithen · from thereG1564
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hast paidἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• theλεπτόςlepton · coinG3016
• veryκαίkai · andG2532
• lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078

Cross-references for Luke 12:59

• Luke 16:26Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’
• Matthew 18:34And because he was angry, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed.
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
• Mark 12:42Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.

Commentaries on Luke 12:59

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 59Till thou hast paid the very last mite - And when can this be, if we understand the text spiritually? Can weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, pay to Divine justice the debt a sinner has contracted? This is impossible: let him who readeth understand. The subject of the 47th and 48th verses has been greatly misunderstood, and has been used in a very dangerous manner. Many have thought that their ignorance of Divine things would be a sufficient excuse…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-59Verses 54-59 Christ would have the people to be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain peace with God before it is too late. If any man has found that God has set himself against him concerning his sins, let him apply to him as God in Christ reconciling the world to himself. While we are alive, we are in the way, and now is our time.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 54-5954. to the people--"the multitude," a word of special warning to the thoughtless crowd, before dismissing them. (See on Mt 16:2, 3).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:59

• Compromise
• Creditor
• Jesus, the Christ
• Strife

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings