16 Bible Verses about Turning The Other Cheek

But I tell you not to resist injury, but if anyone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other to him too;

To the man that strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either.

Take care that none of you ever pays back evil for evil, but always try to treat one another and everybody with kindness.

Finally, you must all be harmonious, sympathizing, loving, tender-hearted, modest, not returning evil for evil, or abuse for abuse. You must bless people instead. It is for this that you were called??o obtain blessing. For "Let him who would enjoy life And see happy days, Keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from uttering deceit.

Do not pay anyone back with evil for evil. See that you are above reproach in the eyes of everyone.

Do not take your revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord."

But love your enemies, and help them and lend to them, never despairing, and you will be richly rewarded, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors,

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's sons!

bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

Bless your persecutors; bless them; do not curse them.

we have worked with our hands for a living. When people abuse us, we bless them, when they persecute us, we put up with it,

No! If your enemy is hungry, feed him! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! For if you do, you will heap burning coals upon his head!

When he said this, one of the attendants who stood near struck him and said, "Is that the way you answer the high priest?" Jesus replied, "If I have said anything wrong, testify to it; but if what I have said is true, why do you strike me?"

Then they spat in his face and struck him, and others slapped him,

saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" each one giving him a blow.