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 are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either. 30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away. 31Treat others in the same way that you would 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

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 say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
• Luke 22:64They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly, “Prophesy! Who hit you?”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
• Isaiah 50:6I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults. כ (Kaf)
• Micah 5:1(4:14) But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel’s ruler on the side of his face.
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,
• John 18:22When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said, “Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
• Acts 23:2At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
• 1 Corinthians 4:11To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.
• 2 Samuel 19:30Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely to his house!”
• Matthew 5:40And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic, give him your coat also.
• 1 Corinthians 6:7The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
• Hebrews 10:34For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting 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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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