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 say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either. 30Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. 31Treat others the same way you want them to treat 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

• Whoever hitsτύπτωtuptō · to strikeG5180
• you on the cheekσιαγώνsiagōn · cheekG4600
• offerπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
• him the otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• and whoever takesαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• coatἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• do not withholdκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• shirtχιτώνchitōn · tunicG5509

Cross-references for Luke 6:29

• Matthew 5:39But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
• Luke 22:64and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
• Isaiah 50:6I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach.
• Micah 5:1“Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will smite the judge of Israel on the cheek.
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,
• John 18:22When He had said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?”
• Acts 23:2The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
• 1 Corinthians 4:11To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless;
• 2 Corinthians 11:20For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face.
• 2 Samuel 19:30Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him even take it all, since my lord the king has come safely to his own house.”
• Matthew 5:40If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.
• 1 Corinthians 6:7Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
• Hebrews 10:34For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.

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
• Cheek
• Cloak
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Sermon on the mount
• Thanks
• Unthankful
• Dress

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