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30 to give one’s cheek to the smiter
    and be filled with insults.(A)

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I gave my back to those who struck me
    and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
    from insult and spitting.(A)

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10 They have gaped at me with their mouths;
    they have struck me insolently on the cheek;
    they mass themselves together against me.(A)

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39 But I say to you: Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also,(A)

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20 For you put up with it when someone makes slaves of you or preys upon you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or gives you a slap in the face.

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67 Then they spat in his face and struck him, and some slapped him,(A)

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Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have had more than enough of contempt.(A)

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20 Insults have broken my heart,
    so that I am in despair.
I looked for pity, but there was none;
    and for comforters, but I found none.(A)

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29 If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.

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[a]Now you are walled around with a wall;[b]
    siege is laid against us;
with a rod they strike the ruler of Israel
    upon the cheek.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.1 4.14 in Heb
  2. 5.1 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;
    the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.(A)

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