<P> In the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, as part of his command to "love your enemies", Jesus says: </P> <P> But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you . To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either . Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back . And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them . </P> <P> This passage is variously interpreted as commanding nonresistance, Christian pacifism or nonviolence on the part of the victim . </P> <P> This phrase, as with much of the Sermon on the Mount, has been subject to both literal and figurative interpretations . </P>

What does turn the other cheek mean in the bible
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