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“From one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either”

Luke 6:29
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If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well. (Luke 6:29 BSB)

What it sounds like today

Identical to Matthew's saying, at a glance.

The cultural key

The garments are reversed, and the swap changes the scene. Matthew has tunic first, then cloak: a lawsuit, where a creditor sues for the inner garment because the outer cloak was legally protected collateral (Exodus 22:26). Luke has cloak first, then tunic: a robbery, because a thief grabs the outer garment first; it comes off first. Luke also drops the 'right cheek' detail, so the backhand-insult reading (see the Matthew entry) has no anchor here; his version is generalized for readers unfamiliar with Jewish pledge law.

Recovered meaning

Same radical instruction, two different assaults: Matthew's man is being legally stripped, Luke's is being mugged. In both, the response refuses the script: surrender more than was taken and keep your agency. The courtroom-shaming subtext belongs to Matthew's version only.

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