Matthew 5:38

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

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  • Exod 21:22-27 : 22 And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 27 And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
  • Lev 24:19-20 : 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: 20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.
  • Deut 19:21 : 21 And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  • Matt 5:27 : 27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
  • Deut 19:19 : 19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

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  • Matt 5:39-44
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    39but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

    40And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

    41And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

    42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

    43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

    44but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

  • Exod 21:23-25
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    23But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

    24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

  • Lev 24:19-20
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    19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:

    20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

  • Deut 19:20-21
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    20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.

    21And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Luke 6:27-31
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    27But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

    28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

    29To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

    30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

    31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

  • Matt 5:37
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    37But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one] .

  • Matt 5:20-21
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    20For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

    21Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

  • Matt 5:33
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    33Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

  • Matt 5:25-31
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    25Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

    26Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

    27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

    28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

    29And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. [

    30And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.

    31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

  • Deut 25:12
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    12then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

  • Matt 5:11
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    11Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

  • Prov 24:29
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    29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

  • Matt 26:52
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    52Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

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    5But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God] ;

  • Matt 19:18-19
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    18He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

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    9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  • Deut 5:17
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    17Thou shalt not kill.

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    12All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

  • Rom 12:19
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    19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God] : for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

  • Luke 12:58
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    58For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

  • Matt 18:9
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    9And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. [

  • Exod 21:27
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    27And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

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    48Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • 1 Cor 6:7
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    23If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

  • Lev 19:18
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    18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

  • Matt 20:15
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    15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?