Matthew 5:39

5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. ¹  But whoever strikes you on the ²  right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Matthew 10:32-33

10:32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges ³  me before people, I will acknowledge ⁴  before my Father in heaven. 10:33 But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.

Matthew 12:50

12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is ⁵  my brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 18:4

18:4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 20:1

Workers in the Vineyard

20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner ⁶  who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

¹ tn The articular πονηρός (ponhro", “the evildoer”) cannot be translated simply as “evil” for then the command would be “do not resist evil.” Every instance of this construction in Matthew is most likely personified, referring either to an evildoer (13:49) or, more often, “the evil one” (as in 5:37; 6:13; 13:19, 38).

² tc ‡ Many mss (B D K L Δ Θ Ë¹³ 565 579 700 1424 pm) have σου (sou) here (“your right cheek”), but many others lack the pronoun (א W ˹ 33 892 1241 pm). The pronoun was probably added by way of clarification. NA²⁷ has σου in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

³ tn Or “confesses.”

⁴ tn Grk “I will acknowledge him also.”

⁵ tn The pleonastic pronoun αὐτός (autos, “he”) which precedes this verb has not been translated.

⁷ sn The term landowner here refers to the owner and manager of a household.