Luke 12:58
For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he hale thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
57And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
59I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.
Cross References
Genesis 32:3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
Job 36:17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Proverbs 25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Matthew 5:23If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest 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 →