But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
Matthew 5:40 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if anyone wants to sue you and take your undershirt (tunic), let him have your coat also. American Standard Version (1901) And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. Common English Bible When they wish to haul you to court and take your shirt, let them have your coat too. Catholic Public Domain Version And anyone who wishes to contend with you in judgment, and to take away your tunic, release to him your cloak also. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him. |
But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either.
As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
If any man thinks he is acting improperly towards the virgin he is engaged to, if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage, and he feels he should marry #– #he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.