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Love Your Enemies

Matthew 5:40

In 9 translations

BSB
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
KJV
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
WEB
If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
ASV
And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
LSV
and whoever is willing to take you to law, and to take your coat—also permit to him the cloak.
YLT
and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take — suffer to him also the cloak.
DBY
and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.
DRC
And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.
GNV
And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ τῷ θέλοντί σοι κριθῆναι καὶ τὸν χιτῶνά σου λαβεῖν, ἄφες αὐτῷ καὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον·
RP2018
καὶ τῷ θέλοντί σοι κριθῆναι καὶ τὸν χιτῶνά σου λαβεῖν, ἄφες αὐτῷ καὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον·
TR-Boyd
καὶ τῷ θέλοντί σοι κριθῆναι καὶ τὸν χιτῶνά σου λαβεῖν, ἄφες αὐτῷ καὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον·
SCR1894
και τω θελοντι σοι κριθηναι και τον χιτωνα σου λαβειν αφες αυτω και το ιματιον

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 6:29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:7The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

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