Matthew 5:39

The English Standar Version

But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?"

Job 16:10

Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."

Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.

Lamentations 3:30

let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults.

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

Micah 5:1

[1] Now muster your troops, O daughter[2] of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.

Matthew 5:40

And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,[7] let him have your cloak as well.

Luke 22:64

They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?"

Luke 6:7

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.

John 18:23

Jesus answered him, "If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?"

1 Corinthians 6:7

To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

Hebrews 12:4

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

James 5:6

You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.