Matthew 5:38
You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
In Context
37But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
Cross References
Exodus 21:24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Leviticus 24:20Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.
Deuteronomy 19:21Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:34-38
The Sermon on the Mount. 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for… Read the whole commentary →