Reconciling with an Adversary

Luke 12:59

In 9 translations

BSB: I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”Greek lepton; that is, a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius
KJV: I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
WEB: I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny.”literally, lepton. A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages.
ASV: I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.
LSV: I say to you, you may not come forth from there until even the last mite you may give back.”
YLT: I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'
DBY: I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.
DRC: I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.
GNV: I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost mite.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τὸ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὸν (“the”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὗ (“of which”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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SBLGNT: καὶ τὸ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ τὸ; Robinson–Pierpont read οὗ καὶ τὸν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.
RP2018: Λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν, ἕως οὗ καὶ τὸν ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.
TR-Boyd: Λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν, ἕως οὗ καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.
SCR1894: λεγω σοι ου μη εξελθης εκειθεν εως ου και το εσχατον λεπτον αποδως

Who and where

◆ Woes and Parables with Pharisees

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Mite Closet Compromise Creditor Martha Strife Luke, the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel According to Jesus, the Christ

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Mark 12:42Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
Matthew 18:34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
Luke 16:26And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).