Matthew 5:38 You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, that you resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
This does not mean that you must spread your body as a carpet for persons to walk over. What it means is that living in surrender mode will move us to do as Jesus would do, so that instead of escalating the conflict, we will track a different course by seeking to soothe frayed nerves.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, as the mob was now approaching Jesus to arrest Him, a familiar ploy of devils unfolded, in that the mob was being moved upon by devils and those like Peter who were trying to protect Jesus were being moved upon by devils. Both were doing satan’s will even though they might seem to have been operating on opposite ends of the spectrum. It is worthy of note, that after Peter was truly converted, he was never recorded in the Bible as ever carrying a sword again.
After the day of Pentecost he was beaten with many stripes, he was jailed on more than one occasion, he came face to face with conflicts, and oppositions by which his rights were trampled upon, but through it all, he never carried or used his sword anymore, in self-defense.
Matthew 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!