57 “And (A)why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right? 58 For (B)while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to [a]settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I say to you, you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last [b](C)cent.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:58 Lit be released from him
  2. Luke 12:59 Gr lepton; i.e. 1/128 of a denarius