Matthew 5:25 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁵ Be well-minded with your opponent, promptly, while you are on the way with him, lest your opponent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way traveling with him, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁵ Be sure to make friends quickly with your opponents while you are with them on the way to court. Otherwise, they will haul you before the judge, the judge will turn you over to the officer of the court, and you will be thrown into prison.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are still on the way with him, lest perhaps the adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown in prison.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Matthew 5:25 Cross References

Job 22:21

Be of service to Him, and be at peace; thereby blessing shall come to you.

Psalm 32:6

Therefore, let every lovingly-committed one pray to You While You might be found; Even in a flood of great waters They would not reach him.

Proverbs 25:8

Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?

Matthew 26:58

But Kĕpha followed Him at a distance to the courtyard of the high priest, and he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

Luke 18:3

“And a widow was in that city, and she came to him, saying, ‘Do right to me on my adversary.’

2 Corinthians 6:2

For He says, “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of deliverance I have helped you.” See, now is the well-accepted time, see, now is a day of deliverance –

Hebrews 12:17

For you know that afterward, when he wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it with tears.

Hebrews 3:13

but encourage one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened by the deceivableness of sin.

Hebrews 3:7

Therefore, as the Set-apart Spirit says, “Today, if you hear His voice,