Matthew 5:39

The Sermon On The Mount: Retaliation

³⁸ "Ye have heard how it is said, 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.' ³⁹ But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other. ⁴⁰ And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

But I Say to You

Contend with Him

1 Corinthians 6:7

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourselves to be robbed?

Isaiah 50:6

But I offer my back unto the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers. I turn not my face from shame and spitting,

Lamentations 3:30

He offereth his cheek to the smiter; he will be content with reproves.

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise, bless: remembering that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be heirs of blessing.

Leviticus 19:18

Thou shalt not avenge thyself nor bear hate in thy mind against the children of thy people, but shalt love thy neighbour even 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 this day into mine hand, in the cave. When they bade kill thee, mine eye had compassion on thee: and I said, 'I will not lay my hands on my master, for he is the LORD's anointed.'

1 Samuel 25:31-34

then shall it be no grudge of conscience unto thee or discourage of heart unto my lord, that thou sheddest blood causeless and didst avenge thyself. And moreover when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then think on thine handmaid."

1 Samuel 26:8-10

The said Abishai to David, "God hath closed in thine enemy unto thine hand this day. Now therefore let me smite him a fellowship with my spear to the earth, even one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time."

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "How is the spirit of the LORD gone from me, to speak in thee?"

Job 16:10

They have opened their mouths wide upon me, and smitten me upon the cheek despitefully, they have eased themselves through mine adversity.

Job 31:29-31

Have I ever rejoiced at the hurt of mine enemy? Or was I ever glad, that any harm happened to him? Oh no.

Proverbs 20:22

Say not thou, "I will recompense evil"; but put thy trust in the LORD, and he shall defend thee.

Proverbs 24:29

Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds."

Micah 5:1

After that shalt thou be robbed thyself, O thou robber's daughter: they shall lay siege against us, and smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Luke 6:29-30

And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away thy gown, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Luke 22:64

and blindfolded him, and smote his face. And asked him, saying, "Aread who it is that smote thee?"

Romans 12:17-19

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide aforehand things honest in the sight of all men.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that none recompense evil for evil unto any man: but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Hebrews 12:4

For ye have not yet resisted unto blood shedding, striving against sin.

James 5:6

Ye have condemned and have killed the just, and he hath not resisted you.

1 Peter 2:20-23

For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God.