Matthew 5:39

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But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

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  • 1 Cor 6:7 : 7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'
  • Isa 50:6 : 6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
  • Lam 3:30 : 30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who strikes him, and let him be filled with disgrace.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 26:8-9 : 8 Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike him twice." 9 But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can lay a hand on the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?" 10 David also said, "As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah on the cheek and demanded, 'Which way did the spirit of the LORD go when he left me to speak to you?'
  • 1 Sam 24:10-15 : 10 David said to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the words of men who say, "David seeks your harm"?' 11 'This day you have seen with your own eyes how the LORD delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you and said, "I will not lay my hand on my lord because he is the LORD’s anointed."' 12 Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life. 13 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you. 14 As the old proverb says, 'From evil people comes evil deeds,' so my hand will not be against you. 15 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
  • 1 Sam 25:31-34 : 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant. 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.
  • 1 Pet 2:20-23 : 20 What credit is it if you sin and are beaten for it, and you endure? But if you do good and suffer for it, and you endure, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps. 22 He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth. 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.
  • Job 31:29-31 : 29 If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him— 30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life— 31 if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been satisfied with Job’s meat?’
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, 'I will repay evil'; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.
  • Luke 6:29-30 : 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
  • Luke 22:64 : 64 They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.
  • Heb 12:4 : 4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
  • Job 16:10 : 10 They gape at me with their mouths; they strike my cheeks in scorn and together they conspire against me.
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come one for me to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.

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    27But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.

    28Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

    29If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

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  • Matt 5:37-38
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    37Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more comes from the evil one.

    38You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

  • Matt 5:40-45
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    40And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.

    41If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

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    43You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

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    30Let him offer his cheek to the one who strikes him, and let him be filled with disgrace.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Matt 5:10-12
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    10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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    12Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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    19Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

    20If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.

    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

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  • Exod 21:24-25
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    24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

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    14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

  • Prov 24:29
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    29Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'

  • Deut 19:20-21
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    20Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.

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    25Settle matters quickly with your adversary while you are on the way to court. Otherwise, your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

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    23When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

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    20Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.

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    35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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    6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.

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    20In fact, you put up with anyone who enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or strikes you in the face.

  • Prov 3:30
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    30Do not accuse anyone for no reason, when they have done you no harm.

  • Deut 25:3
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    3He may be given up to forty lashes but no more, so that the punishment does not exceed this, and your brother is not degraded in your sight by excessive beating.

  • Isa 50:6
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    6I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.

  • Luke 12:58
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    58For as you are going with your opponent to the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he does not drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

  • Matt 26:67
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    67Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,

  • Matt 19:19
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    19'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

  • Matt 5:21
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    21You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

  • Matt 5:23
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    23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

  • Matt 5:29-30
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    29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

    30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

  • Matt 5:33
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    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Lev 19:18
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    18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.