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 hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time? 57“And why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? For when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up the very last lepton.”

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

• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• you are goingὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• with your accuserἀντίδικοςantidikos · opponentG476
• beforeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the magistrateἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• on the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• makeδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• an effortἐργασίαergasia · workG2039
• settleἀπαλλάσσωapallassō · to releaseG525
• with him, soμήποτεmēpote mē pote · lestG3379
• he does not dragκατασύρωkatasurō · to drag awayG2694
• you beforeπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the judgeκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923
• handπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• to the officerπράκτωρpraktōr · bailiffG4233
• throwβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• you into prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for Luke 12:58

• Proverbs 25:8Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?
• Matthew 5:23Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,
• Luke 14:31Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
• Genesis 32:3Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of himself to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
• 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread and two jugs of wine, and five sheep already prepared and five measures of roasted grain, and a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and she loaded them on donkeys.
• Job 22:21“Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
• Job 23:7There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.
• Psalms 32:6Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found; Certainly in a flood of great waters, they will not reach him.
• Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor, Or have given a handshake for a stranger,
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2for He says, “At a favorable time I listened to you, And on a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “a favorable time,” behold, now is “a day of salvation”--
• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, just 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 were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.
• Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to save you.
• Matthew 18:30But he was unwilling, and went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed.

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

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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