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

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. - What is the meaning of Matthew 5:39?

Matthew 5:39 is the thirty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This is the second verse of the antithesis on the command: "eye for an eye". In one of the most famous verses in the New Testament, Jesus here rejects revenge and retaliation, instead telling his followers to turn the other cheek.

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

What does Matthew 5:39 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.

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

Matthew 5:39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.... Read verse in New International Version

World English Bible But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. Young's Literal Translation but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other; Matthew 5:39 Additional Translations ...

But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well