Luke 12:58

As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, ¹  make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, ²  and the officer throw you into prison.

Ge 32:3-28; 1Sa 25:18-35; Job 22:21; Job 23:7; Job 36:17,18; Ps 32:6; Ps 50:22; Pr 6:1-5; Pr 25:8,9; Isa 55:6; Mt 5:23-26; Mt 18:30; Lu 13:24-28; Lu 14:31,32; 2Co 6:2; Heb 3:7-13; 1Pe 3:19; Re 20:7

¹ sn The term magistrate (ἄρχων, arcwn) refers to an official who, under the authority of the government, serves as judge in legal cases (see L&N 56.29).

² sn The officer (πράκτωρ, praktwr) was a civil official who functioned like a bailiff and was in charge of debtor’s prison. The use of the term, however, does not automatically demand a Hellenistic setting (BDAG 859 s.v.; K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:539; C. Maurer, TDNT 6:642).