Matthew 5:25
“Agree with thine aduersarie quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him: least at any time the aduersarie deliuer thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”
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Matthew 5:25 Context
23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee: 24Leaue there thy gift before the altar, and goe thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25Agree with thine aduersarie quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him: least at any time the aduersarie deliuer thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26Uerily I say vnto thee, thou shalt by no meanes come out thence, till thou hast payd the vttermost farthing. 27¶ Yee haue heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
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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.
- King James Version
"Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
- New American Standard Version (1995)