Matthew 5:40

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 5:40

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

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KJV

King James Version

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also.

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WEB

World English Bible

If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And the one wanting to sue you and to take your tunic, yield to him also the cloak.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 5

³⁸ You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

³⁹ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

⁴⁰ if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

⁴¹ and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

⁴² Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

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