Matthew 5:40
And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
In Context
41And whoever will draft thee for one mile, go thou with him two.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 6:7Now therefore it is indeed altogether a defeat for you because ye have legal disputes against yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
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 →