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40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, [a]let him have your coat also [for the Lord repays the offender]. 41 And whoever [b]forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:40 Probably a prohibition against frivolous legal action.
  2. Matthew 5:41 Roman soldiers were allowed to force civilian bystanders to carry their gear one mile for them.

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