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What does the Bible say about turning the other cheek?

10 verses about turning the other cheek, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about turning the other cheek

  1. Matthew 5:38 — Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 10 votes
  2. Luke 6:27 — But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 6 votes
  3. Romans 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 6 votes
  4. Matthew 5:39 — 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. 4 votes
  5. Exodus 21:24 — Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 2 votes
  6. Deuteronomy 28:1 — And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 votes
  7. Matthew 5:1 — And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 votes
  8. Matthew 26:52 — Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 2 votes
  9. Luke 6:29 — And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. 2 votes
  10. Luke 10:27 — And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Matthew (4), Luke (3), Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Romans (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.