Luke 12:58
for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
57'And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?
59I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'
Cross References
Genesis 32:3And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,
Job 22:21Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.
Job 36:17And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld — because of fury,
Psalms 50:22Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.
Proverbs 25:8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
Matthew 5:23'If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything 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 →