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24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him to the court, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, and the judge to[a] the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.(A) 26 Truly I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny.[b]

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  1. 5:25 Other mss read judge will hand you over to
  2. 5:26 Lit quadrans, the smallest and least valuable Roman coin, worth 1/64 of a daily wage