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Luke 6:29

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

When a man gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.

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Then they spat in his face, and struck him, while others dealt blows at him, saying as they did so:

They blindfolded him and then questioned him. "Now play the Prophet," they said; "who was it that struck you?"

Give to every one who asks of you; and, when any one takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.

When Jesus said this, one of the police-officers, who was standing near, gave him a blow with his hand. "Do you answer the High Priest like that?" he exclaimed.

At this, the High Priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth;

To this very hour we go hungry, thirsty, and naked; we are beaten; we are homeless;

To begin with, it is undoubtedly a loss to you to have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather let yourselves be wronged? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated?

You tolerate a man even when he enslaves you, when he plunders you, when he gets you into his power, when he puts on airs of superiority, when he strikes you in the face!

For you not only sympathized with those who were in prison, but you even took the confiscation of your possessions joyfully, knowing, as you did, that you had in yourselves a greater possession and a lasting one.




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