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"Do Not Resist the Evildoer"? (Matthew 5:38-42)

"Do Not Resist the Evildoer"? (Matthew 5:38-42)

How should believers respond when someone wrongs us? In Matthew 5:38-42, Yeshua offers a surprising answer to that question. He references the “eye for an eye” principle found in the Torah, and then proceeds to explain how he expects his followers to respond when they are slapped, sued, and mistreated.