Matthew 5:40
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
KJV
καὶ τῷ θέλοντί σοι κριθῆναι καὶ τὸν χιτῶνά σου λαβεῖν, ἄφες αὐτῷ καὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον·
Greek NT
et ei, qui vult tecum judicio contendere, et tunicam tuam tollere, dimitte ei et pallium :
Vulgate
And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
ASV
And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρίνω
krino
verb · 114×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
χιτών
chiton
noun · 11×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἱμάτιον
imation
noun · 59×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Matthew 5:40 For not in the matter of blows only, but of our goods also, He would have such forbearance exhibited. Wherefore He again employs the same strong figure. That is, as in the other case He commands to overcome in suffering, so here again, by allowing ourselves to be depri…
2. Next he adds also the reason why he forbids them not to mix with heathens of that character, implying that it is not only impossible, but also superfluous. 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Calling the Christians and the Greeks, those within and those without, as also he says elsewhere, 1 Timothy 3:7 He must also have a good repo…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 6:7 — Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
- Luke 6:29 — And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.