Bible Verses About Turning the Other Cheek
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for turning the other cheek, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,040 votes, led by Matthew 5:38-39. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Turning the Other Cheek
Matthew 5:38-39157 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Romans 12:1994 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Luke 6:27-2993 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Matthew 5:3972 votes
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.
Luke 10:2738 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Deuteronomy 28:1-6832 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Matthew 26:52-5432 votes
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Matthew 5:1-4827 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Matthew 5:3826 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Luke 6:2925 votes
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Matthew 5:38-4224 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Exodus 21:24-2523 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Matthew 5:922 votes
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:1922 votes
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
2 Corinthians 2:10-1121 votes
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
Proverbs 25:2620 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Matthew 5:4420 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Genesis 4:1-2619 votes
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
Leviticus 26:1-4618 votes
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
Proverbs 25:2117 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
John 18:22-2317 votes
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
Matthew 4:1-2516 votes
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Matthew 5:4014 votes
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Luke 22:3614 votes
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Romans 13:414 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
What does the Bible say about turning the other cheek?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:38-39 on the subject of turning the other cheek. Across 1,040 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 12:19, Luke 6:27-29, Matthew 5:39. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.