Matthew 5:38-42
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[38] "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' [39] But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. [40] If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. [41] Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. [42] Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJerusalem is not named in these verses; Jesus gives this teaching in the wider setting of first-century Jewish life under Roman rule. His examples of lawsuits, forced labor, and generosity address ordinary social pressures, calling disciples to relinqu
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