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The verse deals with insult, not injury. >Striking on the right cheek refers to a back-handed slap to the face. In Jesus' time, and still today in the Middle E
by grasshopperpurp 9y ago
The verse deals with insult, not injury.
>Striking on the right cheek refers to a back-handed slap to the face. In Jesus' time, and still today in the Middle East, such a gesture is one of the highest forms of contempt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_5:39 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_5:39