Luke 6:29
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Love for enemies is shown by refusing to resist or retaliate when wronged and by generosity when robbed, offering the other cheek to one who strikes one cheek and letting one who takes the cloak take the coat also. This is not passive endurance only but active goodwill that answers injury with a willingness to yield still more rather than to contend for rights.
That same love blesses those who curse, does good to those who hate, and prays for those who mistreat and abuse. It gives to everyone who asks and does not demand back what has been taken, living by the rule of doing to others as one would have them do.
To live in this way shuts out backbiting and false accusation, evil thinking and suspicion, twisting the words of others, and speaking evil of those whom God is using in a good work. Where this spirit governs, the tongue is restrained from faultfinding and the mind from imputing wrong motives.
In its place come words of encouragement and pleasant, agreeable speech that build up rather than tear down. Such conduct reflects mercy like that of the Father, who is kind to the unthankful and to the evil, and it forms likeness to Christ in the character.