English Standard Version
Luke 12:58
58As 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.
Context of Luke 12:58
56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? 57"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 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. 59I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny."
Read all of Luke 12Luke 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 25:8do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Matthew 5:23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
- Luke 14:31Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
- Genesis 32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
- 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep already prepared and five seahs of parched grain and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
- Job 22:21"Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.
- Job 23:7There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
- Psalms 32:6Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
- Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger,
- Isaiah 55:6"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
- 2 Corinthians 6:2For he says, "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
- Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, if you hear his voice,
- Luke 13:24"Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
- Job 36:17"But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you.
- Psalms 50:22"Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver!
- Matthew 18:30He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt.
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
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- 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
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