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Luke 12:57-58
New King James Version
Luke 12:57-58
New King James Version
Make Peace with Your Adversary
57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? 58 (A)When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort (B)along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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Luke 12:57-58
New American Standard Bible
Luke 12:57-58
New American Standard Bible
57 “And (A)why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58 For (B)when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to [a]settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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- Luke 12:58 Lit be rid of him
Luke 12:57-58
Amplified Bible
Luke 12:57-58
Amplified Bible
57 “And why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right? 58 For while you are going with your opponent [at law] to appear before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge does not [rule against you and] turn you over to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison.(A)
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Luke 12:57-58
New International Version
Luke 12:57-58
New International Version
57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(A)
Luke 12:57-58
King James Version
Luke 12:57-58
King James Version
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 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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