Do Not Resist an Evil Doer?
For If According to the Law We Begin All of Us to Render Evil for Evil, We Shall All Become Evil, Since They That Do Hurt Abound. but If According to Christ We...
For if according to the Law we begin all of us to render evil for evil, we shall all become evil, since they that do hurt abound. But if according to Christ we resist not evil, though they that are evil be not amended, yet they that are good remain good.
What does do not resist an evil person if anyone slaps you on the right cheek turn to them the other cheek also?
In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 5, an alternative for "an eye for an eye" is given by Jesus: You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." 39But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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