Matthew 5:38

Ye have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”

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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 language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.

39But I say to you, that ye resist not the evil-doer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;

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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 →

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