Matthew 5:39

Geneva Bible (1560)

But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

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  • 1 Cor 6:7 : 7 Nowe therefore there is altogether infirmitie in you, in that yee goe to lawe one with another: why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather susteine yee not harme?
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
  • Isa 50:6 : 6 I gaue my backe vnto the smiters, and my cheekes to the nippers: I hidde not my face from shame and spitting.
  • Lam 3:30 : 30 Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.
  • 1 Sam 26:8-9 : 8 Then saide Abishai to Dauid, God hath closed thine enemie into thine hande this day: now therefore, I pray thee, let me smite him once with a speare to the earth, and I will not smite him againe. 9 And Dauid sayde to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can lay his hand on the Lordes anoynted, and be giltlesse? 10 Moreouer Dauid said, As the Lord liueth, eyther the Lorde shall smite him, or his day shall come to dye, or he shall descend into battel, and perish.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 Then Zidkiiah the sonne of Chenaanah came neere, and smote Michaiah on the cheeke and sayd, When went the Spirite of the Lord from me, to speake vnto thee?
  • 1 Sam 24:10-15 : 10 (24:11) Behold, this day thine eyes haue seene, that the Lorde had deliuered thee this day into mine hand in the caue, and some bade me kill thee, but I had compassion on thee, and said, I will not lay mine hande on my master: for he is the Lordes Anoynted. 11 (24:12) Moreouer my father, behold: behold, I say, the lappe of thy garment in mine hand: for when I cut off the lappe of thy garment, I killed thee not. Vnderstad & see, that there is neither euil nor wickednesse in mee, neither haue I sinned against thee, yet thou huntest after my soule to take it. 12 (24:13) The Lord be iudge betweene thee and me, and the Lord auenge me of thee, & let not mine hand be vpon thee. 13 (24:14) According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand be not vpon thee. 14 (24:15) After whom is the King of Israel come out? after whome doest thou pursue? after a dead dog, and after a flea? 15 (24:16) The Lord therfore be iudge, and iudge betweene thee and me, and see, & pleade my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand.
  • 1 Sam 25:31-34 : 31 Then shall it be no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of minde vnto my lord, that he hath not shed blood causelesse, nor that my lorde hath not preserued him selfe: and when the Lorde shall haue dealt well with my lorde, remember thine handmaide. 32 Then Dauid said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meete me. 33 And blessed be thy counsel, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day fro coming to shed blood, and that mine hand hath not saued me. 34 For in deede, as the Lord God of Israel liueth, who hath kept me backe from hurting thee, except thou haddest hasted and met mee, surely there had not bene left vnto Nabal by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer folow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.
  • 1 Pet 2:20-23 : 20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to God. 21 For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should folow his steppes. 22 Who did no sinne, neither was there guile found in his mouth. 23 Who when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth righteously.
  • Job 31:29-31 : 29 If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him, 30 Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule. 31 Did not the men of my Tabernacle say, Who shall giue vs of his flesh? we can not bee satisfied.
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
  • Luke 6:29-30 : 29 And vnto him that smiteth thee on ye one cheeke, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coate also. 30 Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.
  • Luke 22:64 : 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they smote him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophecie who it is that smote thee.
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Recompence to no man euill for euill: procure things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it bee possible, as much as in you is, haue peace with all men. 19 Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but giue place vnto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine: I will repay, saith the Lord.
  • Heb 12:4 : 4 Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.
  • Job 16:10 : 10 They haue opened their mouthes vpon me, and smitten me on the cheeke in reproch; they gather themselues together against me.
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 Nowe assemble thy garisons, O daughter of garisons: he hath layed siege against vs: they shall smite the iudge of Israel with a rod vpon the cheeke.

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    27But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

    28Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.

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    30Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

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  • Matt 5:37-38
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    37But let your communication be Yea, yea: Nay, nay. For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euill.

    38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

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    40And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.

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    42Giue to him that asketh, and from him that would borowe of thee, turne not away.

    43Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

    44But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,

    45That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.

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    30Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.

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    12Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

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    20Therefore, if thine enemie hunger, feede him: if he thirst, giue him drinke: for in so doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.

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    23Iesus answered him, If I haue euill spoken, beare witnes of the euil: but if I haue well spoken, why smitest thou me?

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    24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote,

    25Burning for burning, wound for wounde, stripe for stripe.

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    14Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.

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    29Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.

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  • Matt 5:25
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    7Nowe therefore there is altogether infirmitie in you, in that yee goe to lawe one with another: why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather susteine yee not harme?

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    20Breache for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: such a blemish as he hath made in any, such shalbe repayed to him.

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    35Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.

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    6Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.

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    20For ye suffer, euen if a man bring you into bondage, if a man deuoure you, if a man take your goods, if a man exalt himselfe, if a man smite you on the face.

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    30Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.

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    6I gaue my backe vnto the smiters, and my cheekes to the nippers: I hidde not my face from shame and spitting.

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    23If then thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee,

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    30Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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