Matthew 5:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.”
Matthew 5:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.”
Matthew 5:40 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.”
Matthew 5:40 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take--suffer to him also the cloak.”
Matthew 5:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.”
Matthew 5:40 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.”
Matthew 5:40 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:40 in Context — Matthew 5
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
What Does Matthew 5:40 Mean?
Matthew 5:40 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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