Luke 12:59
I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
Note Greek lepton; that is, a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius
I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny.”
Note 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.
I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- thou shalt
- Luke 16:26; Matthew 18:34; Matthew 25:41, 46; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
- mite
- Mark 12:42