Matthew 5:38
Ye have hearde how it ys sayd an eye for an eye: a tothe for a tothe.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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 your comunicacion shalbe ye ye: nay nay. For whatsoeuer is more then yt cometh of yvell.
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 →