Mat 5:25-26 | PNT | STEP | Agree with thine adversary quickly . By adversary is meant an opponent in a lawsuit who is supposed to have a just claim, in this case a creditor. Officer . The same as our sheriff. Under all the old laws debt could be punished with imprisonment.

‏ Matthew 5:25-26

Agree with thine adversary quickly. By adversary is meant an opponent in a lawsuit who is supposed to have a just claim, in this case a creditor.

Officer. The same as our sheriff. Under all the old laws debt could be punished with imprisonment. Thou shalt by no means come out from thence. After the debtor was cast into prison he was held until the debt was paid, and if it were not, he remained in prison until he died.

Farthing. A small, insignificant copper coin. The warning against lawsuits is clear, but there is a higher idea still. The Lord would warn us to make everything right before it is too late. Before the judgment there is a chance; after it there is nothing but payment.