Matthew 5:39

Easy To Read Version

But I tell you, don’t stand against an evil person. If someone hits you on the right cheek, then turn and let him hit the other cheek too.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then the prophet Zedekiah went to Micaiah. Zedekiah hit Micaiah on the face. Zedekiah said, “Do you really believe that the Lord’s power has left me and is now speaking through you?”

Job 16:10

People have crowded around me.\par They make fun of me and slap my face.\par

Proverbs 20:22

If someone does something against you, don’t try to punish him yourself. Wait for the Lord! In the end, he will make you the winner.

Proverbs 24:29

Don’t say, “He hurt me, so I will do the same to him. I will punish him for the things he did to me.”

Isaiah 50:6

I will let those people beat me. I will let them pull the hair from my beard. I will not hide my face when they say bad things to me and spit at me.

Lamentations 3:30

That person should turn his cheek\par to the one that hits him.\par That person should let people insult him.\par

Leviticus 19:18

Forget about the wrong things people do {to you}. Don’t try to get even. Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord!

Micah 5:1

Now, strong city, {\cf2\super [59]} gather your soldiers.\par They are surrounding us for the attack!\par They will hit the Judge of Israel\par on the cheek with their stick.\par

Matthew 5:40

If a person wants to sue you in court and take your shirt, then let him have your coat too.

Luke 22:64

They covered his eyes so that he could not see them. Then they hit him and said, “Be a prophet {\cf2\super [365]} and tell us who hit you!”

Luke 6:7

The teachers of the law and the Pharisees {\cf2\super [112]} were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal on the Sabbath day. They wanted to see Jesus do something wrong so that they could accuse him.

John 18:23

Jesus answered, “If I said something wrong, then tell everyone here what was wrong. But if the things I said are right, then why do you hit me?”

1 Corinthians 6:7

The lawsuits that you have against each other show that you are already defeated. It would be better for you to let someone do wrong against you! It would be better for you to let someone cheat you!

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

Hebrews 12:4

You are struggling against sin, but your struggles have not yet caused you to be killed.

James 5:6

You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.