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- Jesus continues to teach the crowd to love their enemies.
- To him who strikes you - "If anyone hits you"
- on the one cheek - "on one side of your face"
- offer him also the other - This can be translated as "turn your face so that he can hit the other side, too."
- do not withhold - "do not prevent him from taking"
- Give to everyone who asks you - This can be translated as "If anyone asks you for something, give it to him."
- do not ask him - "do not require him" or "do not demand"