Matthew 5:39
39Iἐγὼhoweverδὲsayλέγωto youὑμῖνnotμὴto resistἀντιστῆναιtheτῷevil [person]πονηρῷ·Insteadἀλλ’whoeverὅστιςyouσεshall strikeῥαπίζειonεἰςtheτὴνrightδεξιὰνcheekσιαγόνα,turnστρέψονto himαὐτῷalsoκαὶtheτὴνotherἄλλην·
But I say to you⁺ not to resist the evil [person]. But whoever may strike you on your right cheek, turn to him also the other.
Vocab difficulty
45.5
Rare words
ῥαπίζει
ῥαπίζω
I slap, strike, smite with the hand.
σιαγόνα
σιαγών
the jawbone, cheek, jaw.