Matthew 5:41
"Whoever impresses you to go one mile, go two miles with him.
Montgomery 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 any one wants to go to law with you and takes away your coat, let him take your cloak also.
42"Give to him who asks, and from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.
Cross References
Mark 15:21Simon a Cyrenian, a passer-by, who was coming from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), they commandeered to carry the cross of Jesus.
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 →