 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. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to...  The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M. - Pagina 208door John Wesley - 1840Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Joseph Williams Blakesley - 1843 - 236 pagina’s
...unto you, That ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 432 pagina’s
...says to us : " If a man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. If he take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Is this a recognition of our neighbour's right to smite us, to take our coat,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 442 pagina’s
...says to us : " If a man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. If he take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Is this a recognition of our neighbour's right to smite us, to take our coat,... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1843 - 562 pagina’s
...meaning in those words of their heavenly Lord, " If any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also? And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."3 There is a time, when a christian spirit will yield a just claim rather... | |
 | 1861 - 462 pagina’s
...say unto you that ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. . . . Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate... | |
 | William Sewell - 1844 - 458 pagina’s
...unto you, that ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."1 It is idle, and worse than idle, tp attempt to restrict and explain away... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1844 - 460 pagina’s
...unto "you, that ye resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Thus the servants of Christ are forbidden to defend themselves by violence... | |
 | D. Davidson - 1844 - 284 pagina’s
...unto you, That ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee ; and from him that would borrow of thee turn... | |
 | 1844 - 788 pagina’s
...implication alone, but expressly and by name. " And if any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also ; and whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Shall we therefore declare the profession of a Lawyer Anti-Christian, and... | |
 | Practical sermons - 1845 - 396 pagina’s
...rather calculated to provoke and encourage it. " If any man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also; and if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also; and whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain;" in short, the command is so unlimited, that the power of refusal seems hardly... | |
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