Matthew 5:39
but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
40And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 25:31that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: and when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Proverbs 24:29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.
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 →