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Matthew 5:39 — King James Version← Study notes

“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 5:39 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 5:3921 words
GreekMeaning
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
λέγωlegō
sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
μὴmē
notadverbG3361
ἀντιστῆναιantistēnai
to resistverbG436
τῷtō
thearticleG3588
πονηρῷponērō
evil personadjectiveG4190
ἀλλ’all’
InsteadwordG235
ὅστιςhostis
whoeverrelative pronounG3748
σεse
youpronounG4771
ῥαπίζειrhapizei
smite (with the palm of the hand)verbG4474
εἰςeis
into / toprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δεξιὰνdexian
rightadjectiveG1188
σιαγόναsiagona
cheeknounG4600
στρέψονstrepson
do turnverbG4762
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἄλληνallēn
otheradjectiveG243
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Omar HassanNote2mo ago
Turning Cheeks in a Broken World
Turn the other cheek. I'm a pastor's kid, and I heard this taught as 'be a doormat, absorb all abuse with a smile.' But that interpretation doesn't hold up when you read it alongside Jesus's passionat...
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