Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one as well, and if someone takes your coat, don't keep back your shirt, either.

New American Standard Bible

Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either.

A Conservative Version

To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.

American Standard Version

To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

Amplified

Whoever strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one also [simply ignore insignificant insults or losses and do not bother to retaliate—maintain your dignity]. Whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

An Understandable Version

Whoever hits you on one side of the face, allow him [to hit you on] the other side also; and when someone takes away your coat, do not stop him from also taking away your shirt [i.e., if he insists on it].

Anderson New Testament

To him that strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and from him that takes away your mantle, withhold not your coat.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Common New Testament

To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic.

Daniel Mace New Testament

if any one strike you on one cheek, present to him the other likewise: or if any one seize your cloak, surrender your coat also.

Darby Translation

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

Godbey New Testament

To the one smiting thee on the cheek turn the other also; and from the one taking away thy cloak do not withhold even the coat.

Goodspeed New Testament

To the man that strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either.

John Wesley New Testament

And to him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Julia Smith Translation

To him striking thee upon the cheek hold also near the other; and from him taking away thy garments, and thou shouldest not retrench thy coat.

King James 2000

And unto him that smites you on the one cheek offer also the other; and he that takes away your cloak forbid not to take your coat also.

Lexham Expanded Bible

To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the one who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic also.

Modern King James verseion

And to him who strikes you on the one cheek, also offer the other. And to him who takes away your garment, do not forbid your tunic also.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away thy gown, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Moffatt New Testament

If a man strikes you on the one cheek, offer him the other as well: if anyone takes your coat, do not deny him your shirt as well;

Montgomery New Testament

To him who gives you a blow on the jaw Turn the other jaw also; And from him who is robbing you of your cloak Withhold not your coat also.

NET Bible

To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

New Heart English Bible

To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat also.

Noyes New Testament

To him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Sawyer New Testament

to him that strikes you on the cheek, present also the other; and forbid not him who takes away your cloak to take your coat also.

The Emphasized Bible

To him who is smiting thee upon the one cheek, be offering, the other also; and, from him who is taking away thy mantle, thy tunic also, do not forbid:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.

Twentieth Century New Testament

When a man gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.

Webster

And to 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.

Weymouth New Testament

To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.

Williams New Testament

To the man who strikes you on one cheek, offer him the other too; and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either,

World English Bible

To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.

Worrell New Testament

"To him who smites you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, withhold not your coat also.

Worsley New Testament

to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and let him that taketh away thy cloke, have thy coat too rather than strive with him:

Youngs Literal Translation

and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τύπτω 
Tupto 
Usage: 10

σέ 
Se 
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
Usage: 110

on
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

the
σιαγών 
Siagon 
Usage: 0

σιαγών 
Siagon 
Usage: 0

παρέχω 
Parecho 
Usage: 11


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the other
ἄλλος 
Allos 
Usage: 119

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

him
ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

αἴρω 
Airo 
take up, take away, take, away with, lift up, bear,
Usage: 52

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

ἱμάτιον 
himation 
Usage: 44

κωλύω 
Koluo 
Usage: 15

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

χιτών 
Chiton 
Usage: 7

Images Luke 6:29

Prayers for Luke 6:29

Context Readings

The Sermon On The Plain: Love For Enemies

28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who insult you. 29 If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one as well, and if someone takes your coat, don't keep back your shirt, either. 30 Keep on giving to everyone who asks you for something, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not insist on getting it back.


Cross References

Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not turn away my face from insults and spitting.

Lamentations 3:30

He will endure being slapped in the face, bringing him public disgrace.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spit in his face and hit him. Some slapped him,

2 Samuel 19:30

But Mephibosheth told the king, "Let him take all of it, now that your majesty the king has returned safely to his palace."

2 Chronicles 18:23

As if on cue, Chenaanah's son Zedekiah approached Micaiah and struck him on the cheek. Then he asked him, "How did the Spirit of the LORD move from me to speak to you?"

Micah 5:1

"Now marshal yourselves as troops. He has laid siege to us. They will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod."

Matthew 5:39-42

But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Luke 22:64

They blindfolded him and asked him over and over again, "Prophesy! Who is the one who hit you?"

John 18:22

When he said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Jesus on the face and demanded, "Is that any way to answer the high priest?"

Acts 23:2

Then the high priest Ananias ordered the men standing near him to strike him on the mouth.

1 Corinthians 4:11

We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present.

1 Corinthians 6:7

The very fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves is already a defeat for you. Why not rather just accept the wrong? Why not rather be cheated?

2 Corinthians 11:20

You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!

Hebrews 10:34

For you sympathized with the prisoners and cheerfully submitted to the violent seizure of your property, because you know that you have a better and more permanent possession.

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