Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About turning the other cheek
10 key scriptures
What does the Bible say about turning the other cheek? Browse 10 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Matthew 5:38 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:” |
10 Key Scriptures
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”
Matthew 5:38KJV
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
Romans 12:19KJV
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,”
Luke 6:27KJV
“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.”
Matthew 5:39KJV
“And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”
Luke 10:27KJV
“Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”
“And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:”
Matthew 5:1KJV
“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.”
Luke 6:29KJV
“Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,”
Exodus 21:24KJV
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