Matthew 5:39

The Sermon On The Mount: Retaliation

³⁸ Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth; ³⁹ But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. ⁴⁰ And if anyone desires to sue thee at the law, and take away thy clothing, let him have thy cloak also.

But I Say to You

Contend with Him

1 Corinthians 6:7

Now therefore there is certainly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather suffer the wrong? why do ye not rather be defrauded?

Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks to those that plucked off the hair: I did not hide my face from shame and spitting.

Lamentations 3:30

Jod He shall turn his cheek unto him that smites him; he shall be filled with reproach.

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil or curse for curse, but to the contrary, blessing, knowing that ye are called, that ye should possess a blessing by inheritance.

Leviticus 19:18

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the sons of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. I am the LORD.

1 Samuel 24:10-15

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee today into my hand in the cave, and some bade me kill thee, but I forgave thee, and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD's anointed.

1 Samuel 25:31-34

that this shall be no stumblingblock unto thee nor grief of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless or that my lord has avenged himself; but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.

1 Samuel 26:8-10

Then Abishai said to David, God has delivered thy enemy into thy hand today; now, therefore, let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear and pin him to the earth at once, and I will not need a second opportunity.

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, went near and smote Micaiah on the cheek and said, Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak unto thee?

Job 16:10

They have opened their mouth against me; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Job 31:29-31

If I rejoiced at the destruction of the one that hated me or lifted up myself when evil found him;

Proverbs 20:22

Say not thou, I will take vengeance, but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, I will do unto him as he has done unto me; I will render to the man according to his work.

Micah 5:1

Now thou shalt be besieged by armies, O daughter of the army: he shall lay siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Luke 6:29-30

And unto the one that smites thee on the one cheek offer also the other, and to the one that takes away thy cloak defend not thy coat also.

Luke 22:64

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

Romans 12:17-19

Not repaying anyone evil for evil; procuring that which is good not only in the sight of God, but even in the sight of all men.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one renders evil for evil unto anyone, but always follow that which is good, both among yourselves and to all men.

Hebrews 12:4

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, fighting against sin.

James 5:6

Ye have condemned and murdered the just, and he does not resist you.

1 Peter 2:20-23

For what glory is it if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is due to grace from God.