Matthew 5:39
But *I* say unto you, not to resist evil; but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
38Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.
40and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge thyself, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Jehovah.
1 Samuel 25:31that this shall be no stumbling-block to thee, nor offence of heart for my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall deal well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.
1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Where now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?
Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;
Proverbs 24:29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
Lamentations 3:30he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is 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 →