Matthew 5:41

Plain English Version

Or a soldier might tell you, ‘Carry my bag for a kilometre.’ All right, help him more than that. Carry it for 2 kilometres.

Cross References

Matthew 5:40

Or if somebody takes you to court to get your shirt, all right, give that person your shirt, and give them your coat too.

Matthew 5:42

Or if somebody asks you for something, give it to them. Or if they want to borrow something from you, let them have it.”

Mark 15:21

There was a man walking past them on the road at that time. He was coming into the city from the bush. His name was Simon, and he was from the country called Cyrene. (He was the father of our friends Alexander and Rufus.) The soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross for Jesus.