Matthew 5:40
38 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
41 and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
- KJV
- And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
- WEB
- If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
- ASV
- And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
- DARBY
- and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.
- BLB
- And the one wanting to sue you and to take your tunic, yield to him also the cloak.
- ÅB
- «Om noen vil føre sak mot deg og ta kjortelelen din, la ham også få kappen,
- OTB
- Og om noen vil saksøke deg og ta skjorten din, la ham få kappen også.
- B1930
- og om nogen vil føre sak mot dig og ta din kjortel, da la ham også få kappen,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 6:29
If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:7
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
Read in context