Luke 6:29
To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
28bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
30To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
Cross References
Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face, and struck Him--some with the fist, some with the open hand--
John 18:22Upon His saying this, one of the officers standing by struck Him with his open hand, asking Him as he did so, "Is that the way you answer the High Priest?"
1 Corinthians 4:11To this very moment we endure both hunger and thirst, with scanty clothing and many a blow.
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:28-37
Exhortations to Justice and Mercy. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For… Read the whole commentary →