What does Matthew 5 38 42 really mean?

In Matthew 5:38-42, Jesus quickly debunks any rationale man could come up with to justify personal retaliation. The mandate, “Eye for an eye; tooth for a tooth,” found in Leviticus 24:17-21 was instructed by God for the judges of Israel to use as a method of administering fair and equitable criminal justice.

What is the meaning of Matthew 5 39 40?

Matthew 5:39 is the thirty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. In one of the most famous verses in the New Testament, Jesus here rejects revenge and retaliation, instead telling his followers to turn the other cheek.

What does the saying turn the other cheek mean?

phrase. If you turn the other cheek when someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return.

What is the meaning of Matthew 5 40?

If one has faith in God one should not be afraid to lose all materials possessions, for even if it leads to great hardship on Earth, they will be properly rewarded by God. Nolland interprets this verse as referring to a specific case of someone extremely poor, who has nothing but his clothing to be sued for.

Where in the Bible does it talk about turning the other cheek?

Matt. 5 Verses 38 to 48 [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.

What does it mean go against the grain?

When you tell someone that he is ‘going against the grain’, you mean that he is doing the exact opposite of what he normally does. He is not doing what is expected of him.

Is it lustfully to not look on a woman?

28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh. on a woman to lust after her hath committed. woman to lust after her has committed. adultery with her already in his heart.