Luke 6:29
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Cross-references
Luke 22:64 portrays Jesus being struck on the face during his trial — the very mistreatment his teaching addresses.
Isaiah 50:6 depicts the suffering servant offering his cheeks—the same posture Jesus commands here, prefiguring the non-retaliation ethic.
Lamentations 3:30 describes turning the cheek to the striker—a direct OT parallel to Jesus' command about patient endurance under insult.
Matthew 5:39 is the parallel passage: 'If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.'
Matthew 5:40 is the parallel account of turning the other cheek and giving the cloak—Luke and Matthew record the same teaching.
Matthew 5:41 adds a parallel command to go the extra mile, illustrating the same non-retaliatory generosity taught here.
Matthew 26:67 shows Jesus himself being struck and spat upon—he practices the very non-retaliation he commanded here.
John 18:22 records an officer striking Jesus—another moment where Jesus' own suffering models his teaching of turning the other cheek.
Micah 5:1 prophesies striking the judge of Israel on the cheek—Jesus, the judge, embodies the suffering he then teaches his followers to accept.
Acts 23:2 has Paul struck on the mouth—Paul reacts with a rebuke, contrasting Jesus' command to offer the other cheek.
1 Corinthians 6:7 applies the same principle of accepting wrong rather than retaliating, specifically to lawsuits among believers.
2 Corinthians 11:20 mentions being struck in the face—Paul criticizes endurance of abuse, contrasting Jesus' command to willingly accept it.
Hebrews 10:34 describes joyful acceptance of property seizure, echoing the willingness to lose possessions without retaliation.
2 Chronicles 18:23 records a prophet being struck on the cheek by a false prophet — an OT parallel to the slap scenario in Jesus' teaching.