Matthew 5:39

God's Word

But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went to Micaiah and struck him on the cheek. “How did the Lord’s Spirit leave me to talk to you?” he asked.

Job 16:10

People ridiculed me with their mouths. They slapped my cheeks with contempt. They united against me.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!” Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, “I’ll treat him as he treated me. I’ll pay him back for what he has done to me.”

Isaiah 50:6

I will offer my back to those who whip me and my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me.

Lamentations 3:30

They should turn their cheeks to the one who strikes them and take their fill of insults.

Leviticus 19:18

Never get revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord.

Micah 5:1

Now, gather your troops, you city of troops. We are under attack. Enemies will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a stick.

Matthew 5:40

If someone wants to sue you in order to take your shirt, let him have your coat too.

Luke 22:64

They blindfolded him and said to him, “Tell us who hit you.”

Luke 6:7

The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of rest—a holy day, so that they could find a way to accuse him of doing something wrong.

John 18:23

Jesus replied to him, “If I’ve said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if I’ve told the truth, why do you hit me?”

1 Corinthians 6:7

You are already totally defeated because you have lawsuits against each other. Why don’t you accept the fact that you have been wronged? Why don’t you accept that you have been cheated?

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure that no one ever pays back one wrong with another wrong. Instead, always try to do what is good for each other and everyone else.

Hebrews 12:4

You struggle against sin, but your struggles haven’t killed you.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered people who have God’s approval, even though they didn’t resist you.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you, or ridicule those who ridicule you. Instead, bless them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.