Matthew 5:40

New International Reader's Version

Suppose someone takes you to court to get your shirt. Let them have your coat also.

Cross References

Matthew 5:39

But here is what I tell you. Do not fight against an evil person. Suppose someone slaps you on your right cheek. Turn your other cheek to them also.

Matthew 5:41

Suppose someone forces you to go one mile. Go two miles with them.

Luke 6:29

Suppose someone slaps you on one cheek. Let them slap you on the other cheek as well. Suppose someone takes your coat. Don’t stop them from taking your shirt as well.

1 Corinthians 6:7

When you take another believer to court, you have lost the battle already. Why not be treated wrongly? Why not be cheated?

1 Corinthians 7:36

Suppose someone is worried that he is not acting with honor toward the virgin he has promised to marry. Suppose his desires are too strong, and he feels that he should marry her. He should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.