Matthew 5:39, 44-45

Matthew 5:39 NLT

But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.

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Matthew 5:44-45 NLT

But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.

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Matthew 5:39 - But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.

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