Matthew 5:41
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.”
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BSBPD
“and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 5:41 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- Mark 15:21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- Luke 23:26As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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