Turning the other cheek is a phrase in Christian doctrine from the Sermon on the Mount that refers to responding to insult without retort. This passage is variously interpreted as accepting one's predicament, commanding nonresistance or advocating Christian pacifism.
Jesus taught turning the other cheek during the Sermon on the Mount.
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings spoken by Jesus of Nazareth found in the Gospel of Matthew that emphasizes his moral teachings. It is the first of five discourses in the Gospel and has been one of the most widely quoted sections of the Gospels.
Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch (1877)
The Lord's Prayer, in Matthew 6:9, 1500, Vienna
A page from Matthew, from Papyrus 1, c. 250 AD
Plaque of the 8 Beatitudes, St. Cajetan Church, Lindavista, Mexico