Verse 20

Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:21 : 21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  • Matt 5:38 : 38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
  • Exod 21:23-25 : 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.