Matthew 5:38
Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
Cross References
Exodus 21:24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote,
Leviticus 24:20Breache for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: such a blemish as he hath made in any, such shalbe repayed to him.
Deuteronomy 19:21Therefore thine eye shall have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote.
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 →