Matthew 5:39

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But I tell you not to retaliate against someone who treats you poorly. Suppose someone slaps you on your right cheek. Then turn your other cheek to them as well.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:15

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

1 Peter 3:9

If someone does something wrong to you or insults you, don’t do the same thing to them. Instead, respond with kind words. This is what God wants you to do so that you can receive a blessing.

1 Corinthians 6:7

Just by getting into a lawsuit with another believer, you’ve already lost. Wouldn’t it be better to be treated wrongly instead? Wouldn’t it be better just to be cheated?

James 5:6

You’ve declared innocent people guilty and murdered them, even when they weren’t opposing you.

Hebrews 12:4

In your own struggle against sin, you haven’t yet resisted to the point where your blood has been shed.

Luke 22:64

They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy! Who hit you?”

Matthew 5:40

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

Luke 6:7

The Pharisees and the teachers of the law wanted to have something they could hold against Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath day.

John 18:23

“If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “then tell everyone what it was. But if I spoke the truth, why did you hit me?”