Matthew 5:41 - Compare All Versions
Matthew 5:38-42 MSG (The Message)
“Here’s another old saying that deserves a second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get us anywhere? Here’s what I propose: ‘Don’t hit back at all.’ If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
Matthew 5:41 KJV (King James Version)
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Matthew 5:41 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:41 NCV (New Century Version)
If someone forces you to go with him one mile, go with him two miles.
Matthew 5:41 ASV (American Standard Version)
And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:41 NIV (New International Version)
If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.
Matthew 5:41 NKJV (New King James Version)
And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:41 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
Matthew 5:41 NLT (New Living Translation)
If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.
Matthew 5:41 TPT (The Passion Translation)
And should people in authority take advantage of you, do more than what they demand.
Matthew 5:41 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.