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Matthew 5:41

and if any one shall force thee one mile, go with him two.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

In Context

40and if any one would go to law with thee, to take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also, rather than strive with him:

42Give to him that asketh thee, and him, that would borrow of thee, turn not away.

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Cross References

Mark 15:21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing by, coming out of the country, to carry 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 →

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