Matthew 5:38-48

Retaliation

38 ¹"You have heard that it was said, ²'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

39 But I say to you, ³Do not resist the one who is evil. But ⁴if anyone ⁵slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

40 And ⁶if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,^[a] let him have your cloak as well.

41 And if anyone ⁷forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

42 ⁸Give to the one who begs from you, and ⁹do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

Love Your Enemies

43 ¹⁰"You have heard that it was said, ¹¹'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

44 But I say to you, ¹²Love your enemies and ¹³pray for those who persecute you,

45 ¹⁴so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ¹⁵sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 ¹⁶For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

47 And if you greet only your brothers,^[b] what more are you doing than others? Do not even ¹⁷the Gentiles do the same?

48 ¹⁸You therefore must be ¹⁹perfect, ²⁰as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Cross References 20

1. [See ver. 27 above]
2. Cited from Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21
3. 1 Peter 2:23
4. For ver. 39-42, see Luke 6:29, 30; [Romans 12:17]
5. Matthew 26:67; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30
6. [See ver. 39 above]
7. Matthew 27:32
8. Psalms 37:21; Proverbs 21:26
9. Deuteronomy 15:8; Psalms 37:26; Psalms 112:5; Luke 6:34, 35
10. See ver. 21
11. Cited from Leviticus 19:18; See Matthew 19:19
12. Luke 6:27, 28; Romans 12:20; [Exodus 23:4; Job 31:29, 30; Psalms 7:4]
13. Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 2 Timothy 4:16; 1 Peter 3:9
14. Luke 6:35; [Ephesians 5:1; Philippians 2:15]
15. Acts 14:17
16. Luke 6:32
17. Matthew 6:7, 32
18. [Luke 6:36]
19. Matthew 19:21; 1 Corinthians 2:6(Gk.); Philippians 3:15(Gk.); Colossians 1:28; Colossians 4:12(Gk.); James 1:4; James 3:2; See Genesis 17:1
20. [Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15]

Footnotes 2

[a]. Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
[b]. Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated "brothers") refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

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