Matthew 5:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. ”

Matthew 5:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Agree with thine adversary quickly - This is still an illustration of the sixth commandment. To be in hostility, to go to law, to be litigious, is a violation always, on one side or the other, of...
Matthew 5:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast (q) paid the uttermost farthing. (q) You will be dealt with in this manner, to the utmost extremity.
Matthew 5:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The fulfilled Law in Relation to the Teaching of the Scribes. Matthew 5:21-26 . Murder and Malice. Ye (have) heard: i.e. in the synagogues. The addition to the sixth commandment represents th...
Matthew 5:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

by no means. Greek. on me. Compare App-105. uttermost . last. farthing: which shows it to be. case of debt. See App-51.
Matthew 5:26 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1302 THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING RECONCILIATION WITH GOD Matthew 5:25-26 . Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary delive...
Matthew 5:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. The uttermost farthing - Κοδραντην. The rabbins have this Greek word corrupted into קרדיונט...
Matthew 5:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Agree with thine adversary— Our blessed Saviour here enforces the exhortation in the preceding verses, from the consideration of what was reckoned prudent in ordinary law-suits. In such cases, wise...
Matthew 5:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast pai...
Matthew 5:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount John 5:1 to John 7:29 . The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20 . This sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke ( Luke 6:20 ), that it is best to regard t...
Matthew 5:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The uttermost farthing. — The Greek word is derived from the Latin quadrans, the fourth part of the Roman as, a small copper or bronze coin which had become common in Palestine. The “mite,” hal...
Matthew 5:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Matthew 5:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Heart Righteousness Matthew 5:17-26 Our Lord's mission was not to destroy but to construct. As noon fulfils dawn, and summer, spring; as manhood fulfils childhood and the perfect picture, t...
Matthew 5:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggesti...
Matthew 5:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These are sweet verses if referred to that lawsuit we all have, by reason of sin and transgression, with Gob. An adversary doth, not always mean the evil spirit. It is indeed one of his names. 1 Pet...
Matthew 5:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Verily, I say unto thee ,.... This may be depended upon, you may assure yourself of it, that thou shalt by no means come out thence , from prison, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing , or...
Matthew 5:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Ver. 26. Thou shalt by no means come out thence till, &c. ] i.e. Never come ont....
Matthew 5:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him w...
Matthew 5:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall...
Matthew 5:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Forasmuch as the overt acts and expressions of unjust wrath and malice are iniquities punishable by the judge, let it be the care of those that will be my disciples, if by their passions they have pr...
Matthew 5:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Five Fuller Applications of the Law (5:21-43). In order to bring home what His disciples' approach to the Law should be Jesus selects five pivotal aspects of the Law, and expands on them and expla...
Matthew 5:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT The aim and contents of the “ Sermon .”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and...
Matthew 5:26 - Scofield Reference Notes

paid Compare ( Isaiah 40:2 ); ( Ruth 1:21-22 ).
Matthew 5:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 5:21-26 The Law kept by Love. I. In dealing with this principle our Lord adduces certain examples by way of illustration, and asserts for Himself a high right and authority to declare to...
Matthew 5:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 5:1-2 . And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,- Our Saviour soon gather...
Matthew 5:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upo...
Matthew 5:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes ; i.e. those spoken of in Matthew 4:25 —the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. He went up . From the lower groun...
Matthew 5:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The same truth in a different parable:
Matthew 5:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 1:9 ; James 2:13 ; Luke 12:59 ; Luke 16:26 ; Matthew 18:34 ; Matthew 25:41 ; Matthew 25:46
Matthew 5:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:1-42 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great...
Matthew 5:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Till thou hast paid the last farthing — That is, for ever, since thou canst never do this. What has been hitherto said refers to meekness: what follows, to purity of heart.

Matthew 5:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 5:26 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 5:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 5:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 5:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 5:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 5:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 5:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 5:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 5:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 5:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes