Isaiah 50:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who tore out my beard;[a]
My face I did not hide
from insults and spitting.(A)
Footnotes
- 50:6 He willingly submits to insults and beatings. Tore out my beard: a grave and painful insult.
Matthew 5:39
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
39 (A)But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
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