Matthew 26:52

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Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

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But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord."

We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present.

Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.

This is, in fact, what you were called to do, because: The Messiah also suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his steps.

Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.

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"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

"Whoever sheds human blood, by a human his own blood is to be shed; because God made human beings in his own image.

But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

"Because of your undying hatred, you kept on making the Israelis experience abuse during the time of their calamity, even when they were in their final stages of punishment,

If anyone is to be taken captive, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with a sword, with a sword he will be killed. Here is a call for endurance and faith of the saints:

You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."

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"Whoever strikes a man so that he dies is certainly to be put to death.

But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

Then one of them struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.