Luke 12:58
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:58 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:58 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be deliv..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:58 — KJV
“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.”
— Luke 12:58 (KJV)
Luke 12:58 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 12:58
“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.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:58: thine, adversary, art
“Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; cast...: or, delivered up”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:58: art, delivered, deliver
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:58: goest, thine, delivered
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:58: thine, art, give
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:58: thine, art, delivered
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