Matthew 5:39

New American Standard Bible 2020

But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek; and he said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”

Job 16:10

“They have gaped at me with their mouths, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me; I will repay the person according to his work.”

Isaiah 50:6

I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pull out My beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.

Lamentations 3:30

Let him give his cheek to the one who is going to strike him; Let him be filled with shame.

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not take vengeance, nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.

Micah 5:1

“Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.

Matthew 5:40

And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also.

Luke 22:64

and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?”

Luke 6:7

Now the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse Him.

John 18:23

Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”

1 Corinthians 6:7

Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather suffer the wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek what is good for one another and for all people.

Hebrews 12:4

You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;

James 5:6

You have condemned and put to death the righteous person; he offers you no resistance.

1 Peter 3:9

not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing.