Matthew 5:25
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
παραδίδωμι
he may betray
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παραδίδωμι
To hand over, to betray, to deliver up. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The delivering of Jesus was the saving of the world.
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φυλακή
prison
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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ὑπηρέτης
officer,
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ὑπηρέτης
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
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ταχύς
quickly
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ταχύς
fleet, i.e. (figuratively) prompt or ready
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κριτής
judge
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κριτής
a judge (genitive case or specially)
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εὐνοέω
agreeing
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εὐνοέω
to be well- minded, i.e. reconcile
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εἰμί
do be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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