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Mat 5:25. Ἴσθι εὐνοῶν, be friendly) Seek kindly feeling by showing it yourself.-τῷ ἀντιδίκῳ, with the adversary) to whom you owe money.-Cf. Mat 5:26. The language is parabolical, it applies principally to an adversary who entertains grave animosity even beyond death.-ταχὺ, quickly) The pride of the human heart is slow in deprecation and satisfaction.-ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, in the way) sc. to the tribunal.-μετʼ αὐτοῦ, with him) The plaintiff used himself to apprehend the defendant.-σε παραδῷ, deliver thee) Great is the power of the adversary. God, as Judge, prosecutes the demand of him who pleads for justice.-φυλακὴν, ward) where thou thy whole self wilt be the pledge of payment for the debt.