But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
Matthew 5:40 - New International Version (Anglicised) And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over 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, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honourably towards the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.