Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 5:38-44

38You have heardG191 thatG3754 it was saidG2046, ‘EyeG3788 forG473 eyeG3788 andG2532 toothG3599 forG473 toothG3599.’1 39ButG1161 IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771 notG3361 to resistG436 anG3588 evilG4190 person. If someoneG3748 slapsG4474 youG4771 onG1519 yourG4771 rightG1188 cheekG4600, turnG4762 to himG846 theG3588 otherG243 alsoG2532; 40 if someoneG3588 wantsG2309 to sueG2919 youG4771 andG2532 takeG2983 yourG4771 tunicG5509, let him haveG863 G846 your cloakG2440 as wellG2532; 41andG2532 if someoneG3748 forces you to goG29 G4771 oneG1520 mileG3400,2 goG5217 withG3326 himG846 twoG1417 miles.3 42GiveG1325 to theG3588 one who asksG154 youG4771, andG2532 do not turn away fromG654 G3361 theG3588 one who wantsG2309 to borrowG1155 fromG575 youG4771.

43You have heardG191 thatG3754 it was saidG2046, ‘LoveG25 yourG4771 neighborG4139’4 andG2532 ‘HateG3404 yourG4771 enemyG2190.’ 44ButG1161 IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771, loveG25 yourG4771 enemiesG2190 andG2532 prayG4336 forG5228 those whoG3588 persecuteG1377 youG4771,5

Notes

1. Matthew 5:38 Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21 ↩
2. Matthew 5:41 Greek one milion; that is, a Roman mile, approximately 4,855 feet or 1,480 meters ↩
3. Matthew 5:41 Literally go with him two. ↩
4. Matthew 5:43 Leviticus 19:18 ↩
5. Matthew 5:44 BYZ and TR love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully accuse you and persecute you; see Luke 6:27–28. ↩