Matthew 5:25
23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
24 leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
- KJV
- Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
- WEB
- Agree with your adversary quickly while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
- ASV
- Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
- DARBY
- Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
- BLB
- Be agreeing quickly with your adversary while you are with him in the way, lest ever the adversary may deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you will be cast into prison.
- ÅB
- «Skynd deg å forenes med motstanderen din mens du enda er med ham på veien, for at han ikke skal overgi deg til dommeren, og dommeren overgi deg til tjeneren, og du blir kastet i fengsel.
- OTB
- Skynd deg å komme overens med din motpart mens du ennå er på veien til retten. Gjør det, ellers kan motparten overgi deg til dommeren, og dommeren kan overgi deg til vakten, og du kan bli kastet i fengsel.
- B1930
- Skynd dig å være føielig mot din motstander så lenge du er med ham på veien, forat ikke motstanderen skal overgi dig til dommeren, og dommeren overgi dig til tjeneren, og du bli kastet i fengsel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:58–59
Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
Read in contextProverbs 25:8
do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Read in contextLuke 14:31–32
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
Read in contextHebrews 3:13
But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Read in contextHebrews 3:7
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Read in contextLuke 13:24–25
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Read in contextJob 22:21
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
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