Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
And if anyone takes you to court in order to take your shirt away from you, let him have your coat also [i.e., if he insists on it].
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat as well.
A Conservative Version
And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.
American Standard Version
And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Amplified
Anderson New Testament
And to him that will go to law with you, and take away your coat, give your mantle also.
Bible in Basic English
And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.
Common New Testament
And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and if any man will go to law with you, to have your coat, let him have your cloke too.
Darby Translation
and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.
Godbey New Testament
to him wishing to prosecute thee at law, and take away thy coat, let him have the cloak also.
Goodspeed New Testament
and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat too.
John Wesley New Testament
And if a man will sue thee and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Julia Smith Translation
And to him wishing to be judged with thee, and to take thy coat, let go to him also thy garment.
King James 2000
And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the one who wants to go to court with you and take your tunic, {let him have} your outer garment also.
Modern King James verseion
And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Moffatt New Testament
whoever wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well;
Montgomery New Testament
"and if any one wants to go to law with you and takes away your coat, let him take your cloak also.
NET Bible
And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic, give him your coat also.
New Heart English Bible
And if anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
Noyes New Testament
and if any one intends to sue thee at the law, and take thy coat, give up to him thy cloak also;
Sawyer New Testament
and if a man wishes to have a law suit with you, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also;
The Emphasized Bible
And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And if a man will prosecute thee, and take thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;
Webster
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Weymouth New Testament
If any one wishes to go to law with you and to deprive you of your under garment, let him take your outer one also.
Williams New Testament
and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat, too.
World English Bible
If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
Worrell New Testament
and to him who is desirous that you should be sued at the law, and to take your coat, grant your cloak also;
Worsley New Testament
and if any one would go to law with thee, to take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also, rather than strive with him:
Youngs Literal Translation
and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.
Themes
Actions at law » Duty of defendant
Christian conduct » Submitting to injuries
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
Dress » Sleeveless shirt, called coat
Judaism » The religion of the jews » To make room for the gospel
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law and the new testament
Resistance » What not to resist
Revenge » Instead of taking, we should » Exercise forbearance
Strife » Saints should » Submit to wrong rather than engage in
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Retaliation
39 But I tell you, do not offer resistance to an evil person, but whoever hits you on the right side of the face, allow him [to hit you] on the other side also. 40 And if anyone takes you to court in order to take your shirt away from you, let him have your coat also [i.e., if he insists on it]. 41 Whoever requires you to go one mile, [be willing to] go with him two miles. [Note: The Romans were permitted by law to require a Jew to carry their burden for one mile only].
Cross References
Luke 6:29
Whoever hits you on one side of the face, allow him [to hit you on] the other side also; and when someone takes away your coat, do not stop him from also taking away your shirt [i.e., if he insists on it].
1 Corinthians 6:7
Indeed, the fact that you have lawsuits with one another is [evidence of] a complete failure among you. Why should you not rather take the wrong? Why should you not rather accept being cheated?