The Parables
of Jesus
10. Defendant
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| 25 i[sqi eujnow'n tw'/ ajntidivkw/ sou tacu;, e&w" o&tou ei\ metÅ aujtou' ejn th'/ oJdw'/, mhvpotev se paradw'/ oJ ajntivdiko" tw'/ krith'/ kai; oJ krith;" tw'/ uJphrevth/ kai; eij" fulakh;n blhqhvsh/. 26 ajmh;n levgw soi, ouj mh; ejxevlqh/" ejkei'qen, e&w" a]n ajpodw'/" to;n e[scaton kodravnthn. | 25 Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison; 26 truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny. |
| 58 wJ" ga;r uJpavgei" meta; tou' ajntidivkou sou ejpÅ a[rconta, ejn th'/ oJdw'/ do;" ejrgasivan ajphllavcqai ajpÅ aujtou', mhvpote katasuvrh/ se pro;" to;n krithvn, kai; oJ krithv" se paradwvsei tw'/ pravktori, kai; oJ pravktwr se balei' eij" fulakhvn. 59 levgw soi, ouj mh; ejxevlqh/" ejkei'qen, e&w" kai; to; e[scaton lepto;n ajpodw'/". | 58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. 59 I tell you, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper." |
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