Settle Your Problems^(A)

⁵⁷ “Why can’t you ·decide [judge] for yourselves what is right? ⁵⁸ If your ·enemy [opponent; accuser] is taking you ·to court [before the magistrate/ruler], try hard to settle it on the way. If you don’t, your enemy might ·take [drag] you to the judge, and the judge might turn you over to the officer, and the officer might throw you into ·jail [prison]. ⁵⁹ I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid everything you owe [^CGreek: the last lepton; a copper or bronze coin of very little value].”

²⁵ “If your ·enemy [opponent; adversary; accuser] is taking you to court, ·become friends [reach agreement; settle matters] quickly, ·before you go [on the way] to court. Otherwise, your ·enemy [opponent; adversary; accuser] might turn you over to the judge, and the judge might give you to the ·guard [officer; warden] to ·put [throw] you in ·jail [prison]. ²⁶ I tell you the truth, you will ·not [never; certainly not] leave there until you have paid ·everything you owe [the last penny; ^CGreek: the last quadrans; a small copper coin of very low value].