Matthew 5:41
And whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go with him two.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
In Context
40And if any man wants to sue you, and take away your shirt, let him have your coat also.
42Give to him who asks from you, and do not turn away from him who would borrow from you.
Cross References
Mark 15:21And they compelled Simon, a Cyrenian who was passing by on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear 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 →