Matthew 5:26-30

5:26 I tell you the truth, ¹  you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny! ² 

Adultery

5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ ³  5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell. ⁴  5:30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

[5:26]  ¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[5:26]  ² tn Here the English word “penny” is used as opposed to the parallel in Luke 12:59 where “cent” appears since the Greek word there is different and refers to a different but similar coin.

[5:27]  ³ sn A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:17.

[5:29]  ⁴ sn On this word here and in the following verse, see the note on the word hell in 5:22.