Matthew 5:40

Good News Translation

And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

Cross References

Matthew 5:39

But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too.

Matthew 5:41

And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles.

Luke 6:29

If anyone hits you on one cheek, let him hit the other one too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well.

1 Corinthians 6:7

The very fact that you have legal disputes among yourselves shows that you have failed completely. Would it not be better for you to be wronged? Would it not be better for you to be robbed?

1 Corinthians 7:36

In the case of an engaged couple who have decided not to marry: if the man feels that he is not acting properly toward the young woman and if his passions are too strong and he feels that they ought to marry, then they should get married, as he wants to. There is no sin in this.