“Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
Matthew 5:25 - Y'all Version Bible Reach an agreement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him, or he will deliver you to the judge, and the judge you to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
“Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to you when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, it will not reach to them.
Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
But Peter followed him from a distance to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered in and sat with the officers, to see the outcome.
There was a widow in that town, who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary!’
For ʜᴇ says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you. And in the day of salvation I helped you.” Pay attention: now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation!
For y’all know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He found no opportunity to change what he had done, though he sought after the blessing with tears.
But y’all are to exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”, so that none of y’all may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.