Luke 12:58
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 the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
57And why even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just?
59I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.
Cross References
Genesis 32:3And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom:
Job 22:21Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.
Job 36:17Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.
Psalms 50:22Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.
Proverbs 25:8The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest after- ward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
Matthew 5:23If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath any thing against thee;
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:55-59
Reconciliation to God. 54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give… Read the whole commentary →