Mat 5:41 | TNotes | STEP | 5:41 Forced labor was a humiliating fact of Roman occupation (see 27:32 ); Jesus turned it into an occasion for exuberant service to God. This saying shows Jesus’ opposition to Jewish revolutionaries, who advocated violent resistance (see 5:9 ).

‏ Matthew 5:41

5:41 ^a Forced labor was a humiliating fact of Roman occupation (see 27:32 ^b); Jesus turned it into an occasion for exuberant service to God. This saying shows Jesus’ opposition to Jewish revolutionaries, who advocated violent resistance (see 5:9 ^c).