Matthew 5:40
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.
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke 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.
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
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:7
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
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