Luke 12:58

for as you-are-withdrawing alongside of{the litigant} of{you} upon [a] chief/ruler/magistrate, give work-ia/business in to{the way} to-have-been-altered-off/away/released/absolved from of{same}, not-whereby he-may-drag-down you toward the judge and the judge may-give-aside/deliver you to{the executor} and the executor may-cast you into custody.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

57Moreover, what[?] also from of{sameselves} you-are_not_judging the just[?],

59I-am-saying to{you}, no, you-would_not_come-out thence until of{which} also you-would-give-off the last mite."

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Cross References

Matthew 5:23So, if-supposing you-may-be-toward-carrying the gift of{you} upon the sacrifice-place[i.e. altar], and-there may-remember that the brother of{you} is-holding something/anything against of{you},

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 →

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