"I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.

"They, however, paid no attention, but went off, one to his own farm, another to his business;

And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.

"You shall by no means come out of there until you have paid the very last farthing."

"Then you will be blessed, because they have no means to repay you, but you shall be paid in the Resurrection of the Just."

"I paid a large sum to get this citizenship," said the tribune. "But I was citizen-born," said Paul.

But the centurion paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by Paul;

Now if a man earn his pay by his work, it is not counted to him as a favor, but it is paid him as a debt;

For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart, through many tears; not to pain you, but to convince you of my love, my abundant love for you.

As to him who has been, and now is, causing pain, it is not I whom he has pained, but all of you??t least some of you (not to overstate the case).

Even if I caused you pain by my letter, I do not regret; though I did regret it when I saw that my letter had caused you pain, even for a time.

But now I am glad; not because you were pained; but because your pain led you to repentance.

For your pain came from God, and so you took no harm from me. For the pain which is from God works repentance leading to salvation, a repentance never to be regretted. But the world's pain works death.

Note the results of this pain which God permitted; what earnestness it has called forth in you, what explanations, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what fervor, what punishment of wrong. In every way you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.

For he who wrongs another will be paid back for his wrong-doing, and there will be no favoritism.

And even Levi, who is the receiver of tithes, so to speak, paid tithes through Abraham;

And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened, and men gnawed their tongues for pain,

And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more, Nor will there be mourning, Nor crying, nor pain any more. Because the first things have passed away."