Matthew 5:39

Free Bible Version

But I tell you, don't resist someone who is evil. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to them as well.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went and slapped Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the Lord go when he left me to speak to you?”

Job 16:10

People stare at me with their mouths wide open, they slap me on my cheeks to mock me, they crowd around me to attack me.

Proverbs 20:22

Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.

Proverbs 24:29

Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”

Isaiah 50:6

I offered my back for people to beat me and my cheeks for people to pull my beard. I didn't hide my face from their mocking and spitting.

Lamentations 3:30

They should turn a cheek to someone who wants to slap them; they should take the insults of others.

Leviticus 19:18

Don't look for revenge or hold a grudge against anybody, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Micah 5:1

Gather your troops together, Jerusalem! An enemy is besieging us. They will strike Israel's leader on the cheek with a rod.

Matthew 5:40

If someone wants to sue you in court and takes your shirt, give them your coat too.

Luke 22:64

They put a blindfold on him, and then asked him, “If you can prophesy, tell us who hit you that time!”

Luke 6:7

The religious teachers and the Pharisees were observing Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They wanted to find something to accuse him of.

John 18:23

Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, tell everyone what was wrong with it. But if what I said was right, why did you hit me?”

1 Corinthians 6:7

The very fact you have lawsuits against each other already is a complete disaster. Wouldn't it be better to accept the injustice? Why not let yourselves be defrauded?

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure none of you pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to one another, and to everyone.

Hebrews 12:4

Your resistance so far hasn't cost you blood as you fight against sin.

James 5:6

You have condemned and killed the innocent who didn't even resist you.

1 Peter 3:9

Don't pay back evil for evil, or retaliate when you're abused, instead you should give a blessing—because that's what you were called to do, so you could gain a blessing yourself.