Matthew 5:41
If you are forced to carry a soldier’s pack for one mile, carry it two.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
In Context
40If someone sues you for your shirt, let them have your cloak as well.
42Give to anyone who asks and, if someone wants to borrow from you, do not turn them away.
Cross References
Mark 15:21They led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them 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 →