Luke 6:29

Luke 6:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.

Context of Luke 6:29

27“But I tell everyone who is listening: Love your enemies. Be kind to those who hate you. 28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who insult you. If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well. If someone takes your coat, don’t stop him from taking your shirt. 30Give to everyone who asks you for something. If someone takes what is yours, don’t insist on getting it back. 31“Do for other people everything you want them to do for you.

Luke 6:29 word by word

τῷ τύπτοντί σε ἐπὶ τὴν σιαγόνα, πάρεχε καὶ τὴν ἄλλην· καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἴροντός σου τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ τὸν χιτῶνα μὴ κωλύσῃς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• And unto him that smitethτύπτωtuptō · to strikeG5180
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• theσιαγώνsiagōn · cheekG4600
• offerπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• himἀπόapo · away fromG575
• that taketh awayαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• clokeἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• forbidκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• notμήmē · notG3361
• coatχιτώνchitōn · tunicG5509

Cross-references for Luke 6:29

• Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well.
• Luke 22:64They blindfolded him and said to him, “Tell us who hit you.”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went to Micaiah and struck him on the cheek. “Which way did the Spirit go when he left me to talk to you?” he asked.
• Isaiah 50:6I will offer my back to those who whip me and my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me.
• Lamentations 3:30They should turn their cheeks to the one who strikes them and take their fill of insults.
• Micah 5:1Now, gather your troops, you city of troops. We are under attack. Enemies will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a stick.
• Matthew 26:67Then they spit in his face, hit him with their fists, and some of them slapped him.
• John 18:22When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing near Jesus slapped his face and said, “Is that how you answer the chief priest?”
• Acts 23:2The chief priest Ananias ordered the men standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
• 1 Corinthians 4:11To this moment, we are hungry, thirsty, poorly dressed, roughly treated, and homeless.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20When someone makes you slaves, consumes your wealth, seizes your property, orders you around, or slaps your faces, you put up with it.
• 2 Samuel 19:30“Let him take it all,” Mephibosheth told the king. “It’s enough for me that you’ve come home safely.”
• Matthew 5:40If someone wants to sue you in order to take your shirt, let him have your coat too.
• 1 Corinthians 6:7You are already totally defeated because you have lawsuits against each other. Why don’t you accept the fact that you have been wronged? Why don’t you accept that you have been cheated?
• Hebrews 10:34You suffered with prisoners. You were cheerful even though your possessions were stolen, since you know that you have a better and more permanent possession.

Commentaries on Luke 6:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Thy cloak - thy coat - In Matthew 5:40, I have said that Coat, , signifies under garment, or strait coat; and Cloak, ̔, means upper garment, or great coat. This interpretation is confirmed by the following observations of Bishop Pearce. The was a tunica, or vestcoat, over which the Jews and other nations threw an outer coat, or gown, called a cloak, Matthew 5:40, (which is meant by ̔ ), when they went abroad, or were not at work. Hence the common people…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-36Verses 27-36 These are hard lessons to flesh and blood. But if we are thoroughly grounded in the faith of Christ's love, this will make his commands easy to us. Every one that comes to him for washing in his blood, and knows the greatness of the mercy and the love there is in him, can say, in truth and sincerity, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Let us then aim to be merciful, even according to the mercy of our heavenly Father to us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-49The main theme of the great sermon of Jesus is that those who repent and enter the kingdom of God will live in a truly righteous way.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3627-36. (See on Mt 5:44-48; Mt 7:12; and Mt 14:12-14.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:29

• Commandments
• Dress
• Enemy
• Forgiveness
• Good for Evil
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malice
• Meekness
• Sermon

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
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• Cloak
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Sermon on the mount
• Thanks
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Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings