Luke 6:29 (WEB)

Passage

To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:27 “But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

Luke 6:29 To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also.

Luke 6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

Luke 6:31 “As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "strikes", "cheek", "offer", "other", "takes", "away", "cloak", and "withhold". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "strikes" and "cheek", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "bless those who curse you and pray..." into verse 30's "Give to everyone who asks you and...", so "strikes" and "cheek" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "strikes" and "cheek" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.