Matthew 5:26 (GNV)

Passage

Verely I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost farthing.

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:24 Leaue there thine offring before the altar, and goe thy way: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine aduersarie quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him, lest thine aduersarie deliuer thee to the Iudge, and the Iudge deliuer thee to ye sergeant, and thou be cast into prison.

Matthew 5:26 Verely I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost farthing.

Matthew 5:27 Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

Matthew 5:28 But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adulterie with her already in his heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "verely", "vnto", "thee", "thou", "shalt", "come", "thence", and "till". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "verely" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Agree with thine aduersarie quickly whiles thou..." into verse 27's "Ye haue heard that it was sayd...", so "verely" and "vnto" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "verely" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.