Matthew 5:39
But I tell you, do not fight back against an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to them as well.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor ·
Self-Denial versus Self-Assertion cites MATTHEW 5:39
…not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. MATTHEW 5:39 At the other end of his life, after the Boxer massacres of 1900 had killed fifty-eight of…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Two Kingdoms cites MATTHEW 5:39
…not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. MATTHEW 5:39 The limits of rulers The other half of the teaching was a check on rulers. Temporal…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Should Christians Ever Fight in a War? cites Matthew 5:39
…an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also” (Matthew 5:39). When Peter struck with a sword to defend Jesus, Jesus said, “Put your sword back in its…
- The Way Into the Holiest ·
The Ideal Life cites Matt. v.39
…our judgment as the noonday. The non-resistance of evil is the dear teaching of Christ (Matt. v.39; Rom. xii. 19; 1 Pet. ii. 21). Stand up for the true, the holy, the good, at all costs…
- With Christ in the School of Prayer ·
George Müller, and the Secret of His Power in Prayer cites Matt. v. 39-44
…to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matt. v. 39-44). “Sell that ye have, and give alms”(Luke xii. 33). “Owe no man any thing, but to love…