Matthew 5:39

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But I tell you, don’t resist   an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See to it that no one repays evil for evil  to anyone,  but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

1 Peter 3:9

not paying back evil for evil  or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,  since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord,  and he will rescue you.

Lamentations 3:30

Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace.

Leviticus 19:18

Do not take revenge  or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbour as yourself;  I am the Lord.

Proverbs 24:29

Don’t say, ‘I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.’

Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting.

1 Corinthians 6:7

As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you.  Why not rather be wronged?  Why not rather be cheated?

James 5:6

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous, who does not resist you.

Job 16:10

They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join themselves together against me.

Hebrews 12:4

In struggling against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

Luke 22:64

After blindfolding him, they kept  asking, ‘Prophesy! Who was it that hit you? ’

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah  son of Chenaanah came up, hit Micaiah on the cheek, and demanded, ‘Did  the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you? ’

Micah 5:1

Now, daughter who is under attack, you slash yourself in grief; a siege is set against us! They are striking the judge  of Israel on the cheek with a rod.

Matthew 5:40

As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

Luke 6:7

The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely,  to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him.

John 18:23

‘If I have spoken wrongly,’ Jesus answered him, ‘give evidence   about the wrong; but if rightly,   why do you hit me? ’