Matthew 5:39
But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
40And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18Thou shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am LORD.
1 Samuel 25:31that this shall be no grief to thee, nor offence of heart to my lord, either that thou have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid
1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way did the Spirit of LORD go from me to speak to thee?
Job 31:29if I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
Proverbs 24:29Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to him who smites him. Let him be filled full with reproach.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:39-43
The Sermon on the Mount. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. In these verses the law… Read the whole commentary →