Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Thy coat ... thy cloke also (ton xitwna sou kai to imation). The "coat" is really a sort of shirt or undergarment and would be demanded at law. A robber would seize first the outer garment or cloke (one coat). If one loses the undergarment at law, the outer one goes also (the more valuable one).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 5:40:
Luke 6:29
John 19:23
1 Corinthians 6:1
1 Thessalonians 5:15
2 Peter 3:16
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