Wednesday, June 17, 2015

“Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the left one also”



"Thus when Christ said, “Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the left one also”, the purpose was to educate the people, not to imply that one should assist a wolf that has fallen upon a flock of sheep and is intent upon devouring them all. No, if Christ had known that a wolf had entered the fold and was about to destroy the sheep, He most certainly would have prevented it."

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions

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