Bible verse

Matthew 5:40

if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

Matthew 5:40 · BSB

Matthew 5:40 in context

The verses around it, from Matthew 5.

36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

38 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

40 if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

41 and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

43 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Read all of Matthew 5

Matthew 5:40 in other translations

KJV

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also.

ASV

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

ERV

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

Newsletter

Scripture in your inbox

A short reading and some honest encouragement, most weekday mornings — no noise, no selling, unsubscribe in one click.

← Matthew 5:39 All of Matthew 5 Matthew 5:41 →

Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, which is free of copyright restrictions for use on websites. Read the full Bible on Great Faith.