King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 5:39
“‹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 5
37
‹But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.›
38
‹Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:›
39
‹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.›
40
‹And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have› [thy] ‹cloke also.›
41
‹And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.›
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