Matthew 5:40

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have› [thy] ‹cloke also.›

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 6:29 : 29 ‹And unto him that smiteth thee on the› [one] ‹cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not› [to take thy] ‹coat also.›
  • 1 Cor 6:7 : 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?

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