Luke 6:29
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29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.
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Matthew 5:39-42
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39 But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. 40 If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. 41 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile,[a] carry it two miles. 42 Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.
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- 5:41 Greek milion [4,854 feet or 1,478 meters].
Hebrews 10:34
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34 You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever.
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2 Corinthians 11:20
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20 You put up with it when someone enslaves you, takes everything you have, takes advantage of you, takes control of everything, and slaps you in the face.
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1 Corinthians 6:7
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7 Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated?
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Lamentations 3:30
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30 Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them
and accept the insults of their enemies.
Isaiah 50:6
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6 I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.
John 18:22
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22 Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. “Is that the way to answer the high priest?” he demanded.
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Matthew 26:67
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67 Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him,
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1 Corinthians 4:11
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11 Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.
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Luke 22:64
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64 They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?”
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Acts 23:2
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2 Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.
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Micah 5:1
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5 [a]Mobilize! Marshal your troops!
The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem.
They will strike Israel’s leader
in the face with a rod.
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- 5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:14 in Hebrew text.
2 Chronicles 18:23
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23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.
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2 Samuel 19:30
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30 “Give him all of it,” Mephibosheth said. “I am content just to have you safely back again, my lord the king!”
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