Matthew 5:40
Good News Translation
And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

Contemporary English Version
If someone sues you for your shirt, give up your coat as well.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

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And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

Luke 6:29 And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

1 Corinthians 6:7 Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have law suits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

Context
Love Your Enemies
39But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: 40And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him. 41And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:39
But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:

Matthew 5:41
And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two.

Luke 6:29
And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

1 Corinthians 7:36
But if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured with regard to his virgin, for that she is above the age, and it must so be: let him do what he will. He sinneth not if she marry.

Additional Translations
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

And to the one willing to sue you and to take your tunic, yield to him the cloak as well.

And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

If any one wishes to go to law with you and to deprive you of your under garment, let him take your outer one also.

If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.
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