Matthew 5:40
And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.
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- Luke 6:29 : 29 If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.
- 1 Cor 6:7 : 7 More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?
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- Luke 6:28-314 verses87%
28Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
29If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.
30Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.
31Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- Matt 5:41-444 verses85%
41And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.
42Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.
43You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
44But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
- Matt 5:38-392 verses82%
38You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
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58For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.
- Matt 5:23-264 verses74%
23If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,
24While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.
25Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
26Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.
- 1 Cor 6:6-72 verses73%
6But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.
7More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?
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11And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
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36And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword.
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16And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.
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9They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.
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14Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.
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26If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
- Exod 21:24-252 verses70%
24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25Burning for burning, wound for wound, blow for blow.
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36And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.
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1How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?
- Deut 25:2-32 verses70%
2And if the wrongdoer is to undergo punishment by whipping, the judge will give orders for him to go down on his face and be whipped before him, the number of the blows being in relation to his crime.
3He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.
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18And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
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11Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
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20But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.
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20You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.
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3And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.
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11And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:
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35So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
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4And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.
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9In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property which anyone says is his, let the two sides put their cause before God; and he who is judged to be in the wrong is to make payment to his neighbour of twice the value.
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24Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
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21If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
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30Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame.
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31And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross.
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15And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.
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14Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.
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28And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.
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13Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:
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17Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.
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20Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.
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6For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
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5If a man makes a fire in a field or a vine-garden, and lets the fire do damage to another man's field, he is to give of the best produce of his field or his vine-garden to make up for it.