Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 5:25

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 5:25 - 5:25

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Matthew 5:25 - 5:25

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25, 26. The illustration is drawn from a legal process. It would be wise for the debtor to arrange with the creditor while he is on the way to the Court; otherwise the judge’s sentence and a hopeless imprisonment await him.

Sin is the debt (here especially anger the source of murder), the sense of sin or the conscience is the adversary. Let the sinner come to terms with his conscience by confession of sin and prayer for forgiveness while he has opportunity, lest he be brought unrepentant and unforgiven to the tribunal of the judge.

ἴσθι εὐνοῶν. The participle conveys the idea of continuance: be at peace with conscience all through life.