◄ Matthew 5:40 ►
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Good News Translation
And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

New Revised Standard Version
and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well;

Contemporary English Version
If someone sues you for your shirt, give up your coat as well.

New American Bible
If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

Luke 6:29 And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

1 Corinthians 6:7 Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have law suits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

Context
Love Your Enemies
…39But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: 40And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him. 41And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:39
But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:

Matthew 5:41
And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two.

Luke 6:29
And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

1 Corinthians 7:36
But if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured with regard to his virgin, for that she is above the age, and it must so be: let him do what he will. He sinneth not if she marry.

Matthew 5:39
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