Matthew 5:40

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

Cross References

Luke 6:29

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

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?

Matthew 5:39

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.

Matthew 5:41

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

1 Corinthians 7:36

Suppose someone is worried that he’s not acting honorably toward his fiancée. Suppose his desires are too strong, and he feels that he should marry her. He should do as he wants. That wouldn’t be a sin. They should get married.