Luke 12:58
“¶ When thou goest with thine aduersary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, giue diligence that thou mayest be deliuered from him, lest hee hale thee to the Iudge, and the Iudge deliuer thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.”
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Luke 12:58 Context
56Ye hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the skie, and of the earth: but how is it that yee doe not discerne this time? 57Yea, and why euen of your selues iudge ye not what is right? 58¶ When thou goest with thine aduersary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, giue diligence that thou mayest be deliuered from him, lest hee hale thee to the Iudge, and the Iudge deliuer thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59I tell thee, Thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast payd the very last mite.
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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.
- King James Version
"For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on {your} way {there} make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
- New American Standard Version (1995)