"And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have {thy} cloke also." — Matthew 5:40

Matthew 5:40 · KJV

“And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have {thy} cloke also.”

— Matthew 5:40

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.

Verse 41

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

Matthew 5 — Context

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

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.

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

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.

Cross References

Luke 6:29

And unto him that smiteth thee on the {one} cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not {to take thy} coat also.

1 Corinthians 6:7

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather {suffer yourselves to} be defrauded?