Matthew 5:41
And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
In Context
40“And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have the cloak as well.
42Give to him who asks you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
Cross References
Mark 15:21A certain passer-by, Simon a Cyrenian (the father of Alexander and Rufus), coming in from the countryside, was compelled to 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 →