16 Bible Verses about Turning The Other Cheek

But I tell you, you are not to resist an injury: whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well;

If a man strikes you on the one cheek, offer him the other as well: if anyone takes your coat, do not deny him your shirt as well;

see that none of you pays back evil for evil, but always aim at what is kind to one another and to all the world;

Lastly, you must all be united, you must have sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility, never paying back evil for evil, never reviling when you are reviled, but on the contrary blessing. For this is your vocation, to bless and to inherit blessing; he who would love Life and enjoy good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile:

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone; aim to be above reproach in the eyes of all;

Never revenge yourselves, beloved, but let the Wrath of God have its way; for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will exact a requital ??the Lord has said it. No,

No, you must love your enemies and help them, you must lend to them without expecting any return; then you will have a rich reward, you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Blessed are the peacemakers! they will be ranked sons of God.

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

Bless those who make a practice of persecuting you; bless them instead of cursing them.

we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;

if your enemy is hungry, feed him, if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in this way you will make him feel a burning sense of shame.

As he said this, one of the attendants who stood by gave him a blow, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?" "If I have said anything wrong," replied Jesus, "prove it; if I said what was true, why strike me?"

Then they spat in his face and buffeted him, some of them cuffing him

marching up to him and shouting, "Hail, king of the Jews!" ??and striking him.