Matthew 5:38-39

Go the Second Mile

^{Tools
38} “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.^(A)^(a) ^{Tools
39} But I tell you, don’t resist^(b) an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.^(B)

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 5:38: Ex 21:24; Lv 24:20; Dt 19:21

b. Matthew 5:39: Or don’t set yourself against, or don’t retaliate against

Cross references:

A. Matthew 5:38: Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21

B. Matthew 5:39: Luke 6:29-30; Romans 12:17; 1 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Peter 3:9