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Matthew 5:38-41 Good News Bible (GNB)

38. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

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 kilometre, carry it two kilometres.

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