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21 lines
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# But I say
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# one who is evil
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"an evil person" or "someone who harms you"
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# strikes ... your right cheek
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To strike the side of a man's face was an insult in Jesus' culture. As with the eye and the hand, the right cheek is the more important one, and striking that cheek was a terrible insult.
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# strikes
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hits with the back of an open hand
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# turn to him the other also
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"let him hit your other cheek also"
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