His nonviolent thought was also based in the injunction to turn the other cheek in the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus' teaching of putting the sword back into its place (Matthew 26:52).
Hans ikkevoldelige tankesæt var også knyttet til den kristne tanke om "at vende den anden kind til" fra Bjergprædikenen, og Jesu formaning om at stikke sværdet tilbage i skeden (Mattæus-evangeliet 26:53).