Matthew 5:39
But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.
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In The King James Version
In Context
38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
40And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 25:31Then shall it be no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of minde vnto my lord, that he hath not shed blood causelesse, nor that my lorde hath not preserued him selfe: and when the Lord shall haue dealt well with my lorde, remember thine handmaide.
1 Kings 22:24Then Zidkiiah the sonne of Chenaanah came neere, and smote Michaiah on the cheeke and sayd, When went the Spirite of the Lord from me, to speake vnto thee?
Job 31:29If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him,
Proverbs 24:29Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
Lamentations 3:30Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.
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 →