Luke 12:58
While thou goest with thine aduersarie to the ruler, as thou art in the way, giue diligence in the way, that thou mayest be deliuered from him, least he drawe thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the iayler, and the iayler cast thee into prison.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
57Yea, and why iudge ye not of your selues what is right?
59I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost mite.
Cross References
Genesis 32:3Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:
Job 22:21Therefore acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie.
Job 36:17But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.
Psalms 50:22Oh cosider this, ye that forget God, least I teare you in pieces, and there be none that can deliuer you.
Proverbs 25:8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Matthew 5:23If then thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought 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 →