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 13:24

The Parable of the Weeds

13:24 He presented them with another parable: ³  “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 19:9

19:9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”

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 Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.