Passage

Matthew 5.41

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

39. but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40. And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

41. And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43. Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: (Matthew 5:39-43, ASV)

WEB

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

41. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you. 43. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ (Matthew 5:39-43, WEB)

KJV

39. But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

41. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. (Matthew 5:39-43, KJV)

YLT

39. 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; 40. and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take, suffer to him also the cloak.

41. 'And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away. 43. 'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy; (Matthew 5:39-43, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Concepts:

Christ is God, via Matthew 5.21-48
Jesus Said, via Matthew 5
Mosaic Law, via Matthew 5.21-48
Sermon on the Mount, via Matthew 5, Matthew 5.21-48
The Passion of Christ

Lexicon:

G3004 - lego, via Matthew 5.21-48

Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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