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Matthew 5:39

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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.

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No place is named in this verse. Although Jerusalem was central to Jewish worship and law, Matthew 5:39 belongs to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Galilee, where he teaches his disciples to renounce personal retaliation and entrust justice to God.

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Matthew 5:39 mentions Jerusalem.

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