Luke 12:58 (YLT)

Passage

for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

Nearby Context

Luke 12:56 hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time--how do ye not make proof of <FI>it<Fi> ?

Luke 12:57 `And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

Luke 12:58 for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

Luke 12:59 I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "going", "away", "opponent", "ruler", "give", "diligence", and "released". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "going", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 57's "And why also of yourselves judge ye..." into verse 59's "I say to thee thou mayest not...", so "thou" and "going" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "going" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.