Matthew 5:41
And whoever will compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
In Context
40and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.
42To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.
Cross References
Mark 15:21And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.
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 →