Luke 12:58
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And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to he judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison.

thou goest.

Proverbs 25:8,9 The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend. . . .

Matthew 5:23-26 If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee; . . .

give.

Luke 14:31,32 Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? . . .

Genesis 32:3-28 And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom: . . .

1 Samuel 25:18-35 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of dry figs, and laid them upon asses: . . .

Job 22:21 Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.

Job 23:7 Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory.

Psalm 32:6 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.

Proverbs 6:1-5 Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words. . . .

Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.

2 Corinthians 6:2 For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation.

Hebrews 3:7-13 Wherefore, as the Holy Ghost saith: To-day if you shall hear his voice, . . .

the judge.

Luke 13:24-28 Strive to enter by the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter and shall not be able. . . .

Job 36:17,18 Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover. . . .

Psalm 50:22 Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.

into.

Matthew 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

1 Peter 3:19 In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison:

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years shall be finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison and shall go forth and seduce the nations which are over the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog: and shall gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

Context
Reconcile with an Adversary
57And why, even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just? 58And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to he judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison. 59I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence until thou pay the very last mite.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:25
Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Matthew 5:26
Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing.

2 Peter 1:15
And I will endeavour that you frequently have after my decease whereby you may keep a memory of these things.

Jude 1:3
Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

Lexicon
Make
δὸς (dos)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

every effort
ἐργασίαν (ergasian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2039: From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit, pains.

to reconcile
ἀπηλλάχθαι (apēllachthai)
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 525: From apo and allasso; to change away, i.e. Release, remove.

with
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

adversary
ἀντιδίκου (antidikou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 476: An opponent (at law), an adversary. From anti and dike; an opponent; specially, Satan.

while
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

you are on your way
ὑπάγεις (hypageis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5217: To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.

to
ἐπ’ (ep’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

[the] magistrate.
ἄρχοντα (archonta)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 758: Present participle of archo; a first.

Otherwise,
μή‿ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

he may drag you off
κατασύρῃ (katasyrē)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2694: To pull down, drag away. From kata and suro; to drag down, i.e. Arrest judicially.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

judge,
κριτήν (kritēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2923: A judge, magistrate, ruler. From krino; a judge.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

judge
κριτής (kritēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2923: A judge, magistrate, ruler. From krino; a judge.

may hand
παραδώσει (paradōsei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

you
σε (se)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

over to the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

officer,
πράκτορι (praktori)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4233: An officer employed to execute judicial sentences. From a derivative of prasso; a practiser, i.e., an official collector.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

officer
πράκτωρ (praktōr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4233: An officer employed to execute judicial sentences. From a derivative of prasso; a practiser, i.e., an official collector.

may throw
βαλεῖ (balei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

you
σε (se)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

prison.
φυλακήν (phylakēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.


Additional Translations
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.

For as you are going with your adversary before a magistrate, give earnestness to be set free from him in the way, lest he should drag you away to the judge, and the judge will deliver you to the officer, and the officer will cast you into prison.

When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may be delivered from him; lest he hale you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

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.

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.

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

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

For when, with your opponent, you are going before the magistrate, on the way take pains to get out of his power; for fear that, if he should drag you before the judge, the judge may hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer lodge you in prison.

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.

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;
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