Luke 12:58

Luke 12:58 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

Context of Luke 12:58

56You are hypocrites! You look at the earth and the sky, and you know what weather will come. So look at the special things that are happening near you now. They show you what will soon happen. But you do not understand what they are showing you. Why not? 57You should know what is right. And you should do it. This may happen to you: Someone says, “You have done something wrong against me.” So he takes hold of you to go to the judge. Before you arrive at the office of the judge, try to agree with this man how to make things right again. If you do not agree together about the problem, it may be bad for you. The judge will give you to his officer. The officer will put you in prison. 59I tell you. You will remain in prison until you have paid all the money, even the last small coin.’

Luke 12:58 word by word

ὡς γὰρ ὑπάγεις μετὰ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου σου ἐπ᾽ ἄρχοντα, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ μήποτε κατασύρῃ σε πρὸς τὸν κριτήν, καὶ ὁ κριτής σε παραδώσει τῷ πράκτορι, καὶ ὁ πράκτωρ σε βαλεῖ εἰς φυλακήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• thou goestὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thineσύsu · youG4771
• adversaryὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• adversaryἀντίδικοςantidikos · opponentG476
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the magistrateἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• diligenceἐργασίαergasia · workG2039
• that thou mayest be deliveredἀπαλλάσσωapallassō · to releaseG525
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lestμήποτεmēpote mē pote · lestG3379
• he haleκατασύρωkatasurō · to drag awayG2694
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the judgeκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• deliverπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• to the officerπράκτωρpraktōr · bailiffG4233
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for Luke 12:58

• Proverbs 25:8If you see something bad happen, do not quickly go and tell a judge. Your neighbour may show that you are wrong. Then you will be ashamed. You will not know what to do.
• Matthew 5:23Maybe you go to the temple to give your gift to God. You take it to the altar. But then you remember that your brother is angry with you.
• Luke 14:31Then Jesus gave them another example. ‘Perhaps a king wants to fight a war against another king. But before he goes to fight, he sits down. He thinks to himself. “Can I win this war? My army is large, with 10,000 men. But the other king has twice as many soldiers in his army.
• Genesis 32:3Jacob sent men with a message to his brother Esau. Esau was living in the land of Seir, also called Edom.
• 1 Samuel 25:18Abigail quickly got some food. She got 200 loaves of bread, two leather bags of wine, five sheep that she had cooked, and five jars of grain that she had cooked. She also got 100 blocks of raisins and 200 blocks of dried figs. She put all these things on some donkeys.
• Job 22:21So, Job, agree to accept God's ways. Have peace in your mind about him. Then you will again have good success.
• Job 23:7Honest people can explain things to him. So he would judge me in a fair way. He would let me go free.
• Psalms 32:6Because of this, all your own people should pray to you. They should pray while they still have the chance. Then, when danger comes to them like a river of deep water, they will still be safe.
• Proverbs 6:1My child, be careful not to promise more than you can really do. You may have promised to pay the debts of a friend or of a stranger.
• Isaiah 55:6Come to serve the Lord now, while he lets you find him. Call out to him for help, while he is near you.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2In the Bible God says: ‘I listened to your prayer at the right time for me to help you. I helped you on the right day for me to save you.’ Listen! The right time is now! The day for God to save you is now!
• Hebrews 3:7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.
• Luke 13:24Jesus said to the people there, ‘Do your best to go in through the narrow door. I tell you that many people will want to get in there. But they will not be able to go through it.
• Job 36:17But now you have a lot of trouble, because God is punishing you as wicked people deserve. God is right and fair to judge you like that.
• Psalms 50:22So think carefully about this, all you people who have turned away from me. If not, I will tear you into pieces, and nobody will be able to save you.
• Matthew 18:30But the first servant would not agree. He put the other servant in prison until he could pay his debt to him.

Commentaries on Luke 12:58

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 58When thou goest with thine adversary - This and the next verse are a part of our Lord's sermon upon the mount. See them explained Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:26; (note). St. Luke is very particular in collecting and relating every word and action of our blessed Lord, but seldom gives them in the order of time in which they were spoken or done. See the Preface to this Gospel. Give diligence - , Give labor, do every thing in thy power to get free before a suit…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 58See the notes at Matthew 5:25-26.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-59Verses 54-59 Christ would have the people to be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain peace with God before it is too late. If any man has found that God has set himself against him concerning his sins, let him apply to him as God in Christ reconciling the world to himself. While we are alive, we are in the way, and now is our time.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 58on your way to the magistrate: This case involved an unpaid debt and could lead to prison for the debtor. The officer was either a court official or a prison guard. It was wise to settle matters with your accuser before reaching the court. In the same way, people should make things right with God before the final judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5858. When thou goest, &c.--(See on Mt 5:25, 26). The urgency of the case with them, and the necessity, for their own safety, of immediate decision, was the object of these striking words.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:58

• Compromise
• Creditor
• Jesus, the Christ
• Litigation
• Magistrate
• Strife

In the dictionaries

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• Hell
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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings