Luke 6:29 meaning and explanation

If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

Luke 6:29, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to His disciples in the Sermon on the Plain, describing the way of life in His kingdom. A strike on the cheek was an insult, and the cloak was a person's outer garment, which could legally be taken as a pledge.

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