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Matthew 5:39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

That: Leviticus 19:18; 1 Samuel 24:10-15, 1 Samuel 25:31-34, 1 Samuel 26:8-10; Job 31:29-31; Proverbs 20:22; Proverbs 24:29; Luke 6:29; Romans 12:17-19; 1 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; Hebrews 12:4; James 5:6; 1 Peter 3:9

whosoever: 1 Kings 22:24; Job 16:10; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 5:1; Luke 6:29, Luke 22:64; 1 Peter 2:20-23

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