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Matthew 5:38-48 GNB "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' [Ex. 21:24 ; Lev. 24:20 ; Deut. 19:21] (39) But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too. (40) And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well. (41) And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles. (42) When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him. (43) "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your friends, hate your enemies.' [Lev. 19:18] (44) But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (45) so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. (46) Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! (47) And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! (48) You must be perfect---just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:38-48 CEV You know that you have been taught, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." [Ex. 21:24 ; Lev. 24:20 ; Deut. 19:21] (39) But I tell you not to try to get even with a person who has done something to you. When someone slaps your right cheek, turn and let that person slap your other cheek. (40) If someone sues you for your shirt, give up your coat as well. (41) If a soldier forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles. (42) When people ask you for something, give it to them. When they want to borrow money, lend it to them. (43) You have heard people say, "Love your neighbors and hate your enemies." [Lev. 19:18] (44) But I tell you to love your enemies and pray for anyone who mistreats you. (45) Then you will be acting like your Father in heaven. He makes the sun rise on both good and bad people. And he sends rain for the ones who do right and for the ones who do wrong. (46) If you love only those people who love you, will God reward you for that? Even tax collectors love their friends. (47) If you greet only your friends, what's so great about that? Don't even unbelievers do that? (48) But you must always act like your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:38-48 NWT 38 "You heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.' [Ex. 21:24 ; Lev. 24:20 ; Deut. 19:21] 39 However, I say to you: Do not resist him that is wicked; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other also to him. 40 And if a person wants to go to court with you and get possession of your inner garment, let your outer garment also go to him; 41 and if someone under authority impresses you into service for a mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one asking you, and do not turn away from one that wants to borrow from you [without interest]. 43 "You heard that it was said, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' [Lev. 19:18] 44 However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you; 45 that you may prove yourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens, since he makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous. 46 For if you love those loving you, what reward do you have? Are not also the tax collectors doing the same thing? 47 And if you greet your brothers only, what extraordinary thing are you doing? Are not also the people of the nations doing the same thing? 48 You must accordingly be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:38-48 LITV (38) You have heard that it was said: "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;" [Ex. 21:24 ; Lev. 24:20 ; Deut. 19:21] (39) but I say to you, Do not resist the evil; but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also. (40) And to him desiring to sue you, and to take your tunic, allow him also to have the coat. (41) And whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go two with him. (42) He asking you to give, and he wishing to borrow from you, do not turn away. (43) You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor" and hate your enemy; [Lev. 19:18] (44) but I say to you, Love your enemies; bless those cursing you, do well to those hating you; and pray for those abusing and persecuting you, (45) so that you may become sons of your Father in Heaven. Because He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and unjust. (46) For if you love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same? (47) And if you only greet your brothers, what exceptional thing do you do? Do not the tax-collectors do so? (48) Therefore, you be perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.

Matthew 5:38-48 ALT (38) "You* heard that it was said: 'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth,' [Ex. 21:24 ; Lev. 24:20 ; Deut. 19:21] (39) but _I_ say to you* not to resist the evil [one], _but_ whoever will slap you on right cheek, turn to him also the other." (40) "And the one wanting to sue you and to take your tunic, allow to him also the cloak. (41) "And whoever will compel you [to go] one mile, be going with him two. (42) "Be giving to the one asking of you, and you should not turn away the one wanting to borrow from you. (43) "You* heard that it was said, 'You will love your neighbor,' and you will hate your enemy, [Lev. 19:18] (44) but _I_ say to you*, be loving your* enemies; be blessing the ones cursing you*; be doing good to the ones hating you*, and be praying on behalf of the ones mistreating you* and persecuting you*, (45) in order that you* shall become [or, prove to be] sons [and daughters] of your Father, the [One] in heavens, because He causes His sun to rise on evil [ones] and good [ones], and He sends rain on righteous [ones] and unrighteous [ones]. (46) "For, if you* love the ones loving you*, what reward do you* have? Even the tax collectors do the same, do they not? (47) "And if you* greet [fig., are friendly towards] your* friends only, what more do you* do [than others]? Even the tax collectors do so, do they not? (48) "Therefore, _you*_ will be perfect, just as your* Father, the [One] in the heavens, is perfect.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation