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

56Hypocrites! The surface of the earth and sky you know how to interpret yet you don’t know how to interpret this present time? 57Why can’t you judge for yourselves what is right? For while you are going with your accuser to the authorities, make an effort to come to a settlement with him—so he doesn’t drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer of the court throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last little bit.”

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 25:8do not bring hastily to court, or what will you do afterward, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
• Matthew 5:23“Therefore if you are presenting your offering upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,
• Luke 14:31“Or what king, going to make war against another king, won’t first sit down to consider whether he is able with ten thousand to confront the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
• Genesis 32:3Then Jacob said when he saw them, “This is God’s camp,” and he named that place Mahanaim.
• 1 Samuel 25:18Then Abigail hurried and took 200 loaves, two bottles of wine, five dressed sheep, five measures of roasted corn, 100 cakes of raisins, and 200 cakes of figs, and put them on donkeys.
• Job 22:21“Reconcile now with Him and have shalom— in this way prosperity will come to you.
• Job 23:7There the upright can reason with Him, and there I would forever be delivered from my Judge.
• Psalms 32:6So let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found. When great floodwaters rise, they will not reach him.
• Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have become a cosigner for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge with a stranger,
• Isaiah 55:6Seek Adonai while He may be found, call on Him while He is near.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2For He says, “At a favorable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.
• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, just as the Ruach ha-Kodesh says, “Today if you hear His voice,
• Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
• Job 36:17But you are full of judgment on the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you!
• Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God. Or else I will tear you in pieces with no one to rescue you.
• Matthew 18:30Yet he was unwilling. Instead, he went off and threw the man into prison until he paid back all he 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

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• Compromise
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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