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Matthew 5:25

NETBible	Reach agreement¹ quickly with your accuser while on the way to court,² or he³ may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 5:25	"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 5:25	"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.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 5:25	Come to terms quickly with your enemy before it is too late and you are dragged into court, handed over to an officer, and thrown in jail.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 5:25	"Or say you're out on the street and an old enemy accosts you. Don't lose a minute. Make the first move; make things right with him. After all, if you leave the first move to him, knowing his track record, you're likely to end up in court, maybe even jail.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 5:25	Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 5:25	Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 5:25	"Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
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KJV	Agree <2468> (5749) <2132> (5723) with thine <4675> adversary <476> quickly <5035>_, whiles <2193> <3755> thou art <1488> (5748) in <1722> the way <3598> with <3326> him <846>_; lest at any time <3379> the adversary <476> deliver <3860> (5632) thee <4571> to the judge <2923>_, and <2532> the judge <2923> deliver <3860> (5632) thee <4571> to the officer <5257>_, and <2532> thou be cast <906> (5701) into <1519> prison <5438>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 5:25	"Make <2132> friends <2132> quickly <5035> with your opponent <476> at law <476> while <2193> you are with him on the way <3598> , so <3379> that your opponent <476> may not hand <3860> you over to the judge <2923> , and the judge <2923> to the officer <5257> , and you be thrown <906> into prison <5438> .
NET [draft] ITL	Reach agreement <2132> quickly <5035> with your <4675> accuser <476> while <2193> on <1722> the <3588> way <3598> to court, or he may hand <3860> you <4571> over <3860> to the <3588> judge <2923> , and <2532> the <3588> judge <2923> hand you over to the warden <5257> , and <2532> you will be thrown <906> into <1519> prison <5438> .
GREEK	isyi antidikw sou tacu ewv otou ei autou en th odw mhpote se paradw antidikov tw krith kai o krithv tw uphreth kai eiv fulakhn blhyhsh <906> (5701) V-FPI-2S

NETBible

Reach agreement¹ quickly with your accuser while on the way to court,² or he³ may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “Make friends.”

²tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

³tn Grk “the accuser.”