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26 Truly I say to you, (A)you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last [a]quadrans.

27 (B)You have heard that it was said, ‘(C)You shall not commit adultery’; 28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman (D)to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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  1. Matthew 5:26 A Roman copper coin, approx. 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage

26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Adultery

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[a](A) 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(B)

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  1. Matthew 5:27 Exodus 20:14