59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny."

Other Translations of Luke 12:59

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

59 I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny."Greek lepton, a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

The Message

59 and pay every last penny of the fine. That's the kind of decision I'm asking you to make."

New King James Version

59 I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite."

New Living Translation

59 And if that happens, you won't be free again until you have paid the very last penny. "

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 12:59

Commentary on Luke 12:54-59

(Read Luke 12:54-59)

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.