Luke 12:58

12:58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate,¹ 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,² and the officer throw you into prison.

Luke 14:25

Counting the Cost

14:25 Now large crowds³ were accompanying Jesus,⁴ and turning to them he said,

Luke 22:68

22:68 and if⁵ I ask you, you will not⁶ answer.

¹sn The term magistrate (ἄρχων, arcwn) refers to an official who, under the authority of the government, serves as judge in legal cases (see L&N 56.29).

²sn The officer (πράκτωρ, praktwr) 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).

³sn It is important to note that the following remarks are not just to disciples, but to the large crowds who were following Jesus.

⁴tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tn This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.

⁶tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mh).