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Matthew 5:40

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

And, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;

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I, however, say to you that you must not resist wrong; but, if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also;

And, if any one compels you to go one mile, go two miles with him.

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.

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?

If, however, a father thinks that he is not acting fairly by his unmarried daughter, when she is past her youth, and if under these circumstances her marriage ought to take place, let him act as he thinks right. He is doing nothing wrong-let the marriage take place.




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