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

27But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you, 28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you. And to 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. 30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

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

• smitethτύπτωtuptō · to strikeG5180
• theeσέse · youG4571
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• cheekσιαγώνsiagōn · cheekG4600
• offerπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• himἀπόapo · away fromG575
• awayαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• thyσοῦsou · youG4675
• clokeἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• forbidκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• notμήmē · notG3361
• coatχιτώνchitōn · tunicG5509

Cross-references for Luke 6:29

• Matthew 5:39But I say to you, That ye resist not evil: but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
• Luke 22:64And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak to thee?
• Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
• Lamentations 3:30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
• Micah 5:1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
• John 18:22And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
• Acts 23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
• 1 Corinthians 4:11Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
• 2 Corinthians 11:20For ye bear with it, if a man bringeth you into bondage, if a man devoureth you, if a man taketh from you, if a man exalteth himself, if a man smiteth you on the face.
• 2 Samuel 19:30And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king hath come again in peace to his own house.
• Matthew 5:40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
• 1 Corinthians 6:7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?
• Hebrews 10:34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

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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• Reproach
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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