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Luke 12:58
New English Translation
Luke 12:58
New English Translation
58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate,[a] make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer,[b] and the officer throw you into prison.
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- Luke 12:58 sn The term magistrate (ἄρχων, archōn) refers to an official who, under the authority of the government, serves as judge in legal cases (see L&N 56.29).
- Luke 12:58 sn The officer (πράκτωρ, praktōr) was a civil official who functioned like a bailiff and was in charge of debtor’s prison. The use of the term, however, does not automatically demand a Hellenistic setting (BDAG 859 s.v.; K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:539; C. Maurer, TDNT 6:642).
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