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Luke 12:58

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.

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ASV

For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

37 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὡςhōsAsG5613
γὰρgarforG1063
ὑπάγειςhupageisyou are goingG5217
μετὰmetawithG3326
τοῦtoutheG3588
ἀντιδίκουantidikouadversaryG476
σουsouof youG4771
ἐπ᾽ep᾽beforeG1909
ἄρχοντα,archontaa magistrate,G758
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ὁδῷhodōwayG3598
δὸςdosdo giveG1325
ἐργασίανergasianearnestnessG2039
ἀπηλλάχθαιapēllachthaito have been set freeG525
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575
αὐτοῦautouhimG846
μήποτεmēpoteotherwiseG3361G4218
κατασύρῃkatasurēhe may drag awayG2694
σεseyouG4771
πρὸςprostoG4314
τὸνtontheG3588
κριτήν,kritēnjudge,G2923
καὶkaiandG2532
hotheG3588
κριτήςkritēsjudgeG2923
σεseyouG4771
παραδώσειparadōseiwill deliverG3860
τῷto theG3588
πράκτορι,praktoriofficer,G4233
καὶkaiandG2532
hotheG3588
πράκτωρpraktōrofficerG4233
σεseyouG4771
βαλεῖbaleiwill castG906
εἰςeisintoG1519
φυλακήν.phulakēnprison.G5438

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)