Verse 38
You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Referenced Verses
- Exod 21:22-27 : 22 If men, while fighting, do damage to a woman with child, causing the loss of the child, but no other evil comes to her, the man will have to make payment up to the amount fixed by her husband, in agreement with the decision of the judges. 23 But if damage comes to her, let life be given in payment for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, blow for blow. 26 If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye. 27 Or if the loss of a tooth is caused by his blow, he will let him go free on account of his tooth.
- Lev 24:19-20 : 19 And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him; 20 Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.
- Deut 19:21 : 21 Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Matt 5:27 : 27 You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:
- Deut 19:19 : 19 Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.