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40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, [a]let him have your coat also [for the Lord repays the offender].

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  1. Matthew 5:40 Probably a prohibition against frivolous legal action.

29 Whoever [a]strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one also [simply ignore insignificant insults or losses and do not bother to retaliate—maintain your dignity]. Whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.(A)

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  1. Luke 6:29 In this context the “slap” is not an act of violence, but more likely an insult or violation of one’s rights.

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer clothes and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and also the tunic. But the [a]tunic was seamless, woven [in one piece] from the top throughout.(A)

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  1. John 19:23 Gr khiton, the long shirtlike undergarment worn next to the skin.

39 So Peter got up [at once] and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upstairs room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing [him] all the [a]tunics and robes that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

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  1. Acts 9:39 Or inner garments.

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