Neville Goddard on Matthew 5:25-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 5 in context

Scripture Focus

25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

Matthew 5:25-26

Biblical Context

The verse urges quick agreement with your adversary while on the way, so you avoid judgment and a debt of guilt that lasts until you pay the last farthing.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville’s light the adversary is not a person but a state of consciousness clinging to grievance and separation. Being on the way means you are alive in the now, where your inner scenario can be changed by a simple assumption. The judge and the officer are inner authorities you have unconsciously allowed to govern you; prison is the limit you place on your own being when you refuse to forgive or release the claim of lack. If you distinctly imagine and feel that you have already settled the matter, fully forgiven, fully understood as one with the other, your inner world reorganizes and what you call a dispute loses its charge. The uttermost farthing is the last inch of guilt you must surrender to become the freedom of your true I AM. By choosing peace in imagination you align with the law of forgiveness that returns to you your own wholeness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are reconciled now—feel the peace in your chest and declare I am one with you. Then observe a shift in your inner weather and in responses to the situation.