Matthew 5:41
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 cloke also.
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.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
- KJV
- And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
- WEB
- Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
- ASV
- And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
- DARBY
- And whoever will compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
- BLB
- And whoever will compel you [to go] one milion, go with him two.
- ÅB
- og om noen tvinger deg til å gå en mil med ham, gå to.
- OTB
- Om noen tvinger deg til å gå én mil, gå to med ham.
- B1930
- og om nogen tvinger dig til å gå en mil, da gå to med ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 23:26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
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