King James Version

Matthew 5:39

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “strike on” (ῥαπίζει εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will strike upon” (ῥαπίσει ἐπί) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (σου,) before cheek here.

ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγωlegōsayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀντιστῆναιantistēnaito opposeἀνθίστημι (anthistēmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to oppose”, a single actionG436I set against; I withstand, resist, oppose.This verse uses “oppose”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πονηρῷponērōevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the to- or for-formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.evilἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὅστιςhostiswhosoeverὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.This verse uses “whosoever”.whosoeverσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeῥαπίζειrhapizeito slapῥαπίζω (rhapizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to slap”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4474I slap, strike, smite with the hand.This verse uses “slap”.εἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιὰνdexianrightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “right”, the object formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.rightσιαγόναsiagonacheekσιαγών (siagōn)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “cheek”, the object formG4600the jawbone, cheek, jaw.This verse uses “cheek”.cheekστρέψονstrepsonturnστρέφω (strephō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “turn”, a single actionG4762I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.This verse uses “turn”.turnαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄλληνallēnanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ῥαπίσειrhapiseishall smiteῥαπίζω (rhapizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall smite”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4474I slap, strike, smite with the hand.ἐπίepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I — I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

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American Standard Version (1901)

but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Young’s Literal Translation

but I — I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

World English Bible

But I tell you , don’ t resist him who is evil ; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek , turn to him the other also .

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, not to resist evil; but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:

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