Luke 12:58
For, as thou art going along with thine adversary unto a ruler, on the way, take pains to get a release from him; lest once he drag thee along unto the judge, and, the judge, deliver thee up to the punisher,—and, the punisher, cast thee into prison:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
57Why, moreover, even from yourselves, judge ye not what is just?
59I tell thee—In nowise shalt thou come out from thence, until, even the last fraction, thou pay!
Cross References
Genesis 32:3Then did Jacob send messengers before him unto Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Job 22:21Shew thyself to be one with him—I pray thee—and prosper, thereby, shall there come on thee blessing.
Job 36:17But, with the plea of a lawless one, thou art full, Plea and sentence, will take fast hold.
Psalms 50:22Understand this, I pray you, ye forgetters of GOD, Lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver:—
Proverbs 25:8Do not go forth to strive in haste,—lest [thou know not] what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame.
Matthew 5:23If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught 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 →