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Matthew 5:40

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 40 And if a person wants to take you to court and get possession of your inner garment, let him also have your outer garment;+

Matthew 5:40

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 40 And if a person wants to go to court with you and get possession of your inner garment, let your outer garment also go to him;+

Matthew 5:40

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 40 καὶ and τῷ to the (one) θέλοντί willing σοι to you κριθῆναι to be judged καὶ also τὸν the χιτῶνά inner garment σου of you λαβεῖν, to take, ἄφες let go off αὐτῷ to him καὶ also τὸ the ἱμάτιον· outer garment;

Matthew 5:40

King James Version
- 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

Matthew 5:40

American Standard Version
- 40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

Matthew 5:40

The Bible in Living English
- 40 and when a man wants to sue you and get your shirt let him have your cloak too,

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:40
  
  let him also have your outer garment: Jewish men often wore two garments, an inner garment (Greek, khi·tonʹ, a shirtlike tunic with long sleeves or half sleeves, reaching to the knees or ankles and worn next to the skin) and an outer garment (Greek, hi·maʹti·on, a loose robe or coat, or just a simple rectangular piece of material). A garment could be used as a pledge to guarantee payment of a debt. (Job 22:6) Jesus is saying that for the sake of peace, his followers should be willing to give up not only their inner garment but also their more valuable outer garment.