马太福音 5:25
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Context
This verse from 马太福音 Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. 马可的四个撒种比喻:土壤(四种接受方式);灯放在灯台上(不可隐藏);种子自生自长(秘密临在);芥菜种从小到大。耶稣向门徒解释比喻;平息风浪:「你们为什么这样胆怯?你们还没有信心吗?」
其他译本
Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,
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.
交叉参考
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