Luke 12:58 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 12:58 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὑπάγεις
hypágō
G5217
to depart
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀντιδίκου
antídikos
G476
opponent
σου
sý
G4771
you
ἐπ’
epí
G1909
upon
ἄρχοντα
árchōn
G758
ruler
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὁδῷ
hodós
G3598
way
δὸς
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ἐργασίαν
ergasía
G2039
work
ἀπηλλάχθαι
apallássō
G525
to depart
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
μήποτε
mḗpote
G3379
lest
κατασύρῃ
katasýrō
G2694
to drag down
σε
sý
G4771
you
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κριτήν
kritḗs
G2923
judge
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κριτής
kritḗs
G2923
judge
σε
sý
G4771
you
παραδώσει
paradídōmi
G3860
to deliver
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πράκτορι
práktōr
G4233
doer
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πράκτωρ
práktōr
G4233
doer
σε
sý
G4771
you
βαλεῖ
bállō
G906
to throw
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
φυλακήν
phylakḗ
G5438
guard
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World English Bible Public Domain
For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For as you are going with your adversary to a magistrate, make an effort on the way to be released from him so that he might not drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).