Luke 12:58 “Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on yo…”

Luke 12:58

Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

World English Bible

For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

American Standard Version

For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

Geneva Bible 1599

While thou goest with thine aduersarie to the ruler, as thou art in the way, giue diligence in the way, that thou mayest be deliuered from him, least he drawe thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the iayler, and the iayler cast thee into prison.

Darby Translation

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

Young's Literal Translation

for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

Bible in Basic English

For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

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Cross references

“thou goest”

Matthew 5:23–26 Proverbs 25:8 Proverbs 25:9

Matthew 5:23–26 · BSB

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Proverbs 25:8 · BSB

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 25:9 · BSB

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

“give”

Job 23:7 Isaiah 55:6 Genesis 32:3–28 1 Samuel 25:18–35 Job 22:21 Psalm 32:6

Job 23:7 · BSB

Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Isaiah 55:6 · BSB

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Genesis 32:3–28 · BSB

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

1 Samuel 25:18–35 · BSB

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys

Job 22:21 · BSB

Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.

Psalm 32:6 · BSB

Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

“the judge”

Luke 13:24–28 Psalm 50:22 Job 36:17 Job 36:18

Luke 13:24–28 · BSB

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Psalm 50:22 · BSB

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

Job 36:17 · BSB

But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

Job 36:18 · BSB

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

“into”

Matthew 18:30 1 Peter 3:19 Revelation 20:7

Matthew 18:30 · BSB

But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

1 Peter 3:19 · BSB

in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

Revelation 20:7 · BSB

When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

57And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny. ”

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