Deuteronomy 19:21
You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 19:13 : 13 You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
- Matt 5:38-39 : 38 Retaliation“You have heard that it was said,‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
- Exod 21:23-25 : 23 But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
- Lev 24:17-21 : 17 “‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death. 18 One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, life for life. 19 If a man inflicts an injury on his fellow citizen, just as he has done it must be done to him– 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth– just as he inflicts an injury on another person that same injury must be inflicted on him. 21 One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.
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- Exod 21:23-275 verses90%
23 But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26 “If a man strikes the eye of his male servant or his female servant so that he destroys it, he will let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
27 If he knocks out the tooth of his male servant or his female servant, he will let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
- Lev 24:17-215 verses84%
17 “‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.
18 One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, life for life.
19 If a man inflicts an injury on his fellow citizen, just as he has done it must be done to him–
20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth– just as he inflicts an injury on another person that same injury must be inflicted on him.
21 One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.
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12 then you must cut off her hand– do not pity her.
- Deut 19:19-202 verses82%
19 you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
20 The rest of the people will hear and become afraid to keep doing such evil among you.
- Matt 5:38-392 verses81%
38 Retaliation“You have heard that it was said,‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
- Deut 19:12-132 verses80%
12 The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.
13 You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
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10 But as for me, my eye will not pity them nor will I spare them; I hereby repay them for what they have done.”
- Deut 13:8-92 verses75%
8 You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.
9 Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community.
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12 Personal Injuries“Whoever strikes someone so that he dies must surely be put to death.
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9 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who is striking you.
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4 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that I am the LORD!
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21 or with enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death, for he is a murderer. The avenger of blood must kill the murderer when he meets him.
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5 While I listened, he said to the others,“Go through the city after him and strike people down; do not let your eye pity nor spare anyone!
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18 You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Matt 18:8-92 verses73%
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell.
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19 The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.
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31 Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.
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29 Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
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10 You must not shed innocent blood in your land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, for that would make you guilty.
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7 The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
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15 “Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.
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31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.
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21 Anger and Murder“You have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not murder,’ and‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’
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16 Exhortation to Destroy Canaanite Paganism You must destroy all the people whom the LORD your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
- Matt 5:29-302 verses71%
29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.
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24 and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless.
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21 So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.
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11 Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
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6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”
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29 Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”
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19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
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31 If the ox gores a son or a daughter, the owner will be dealt with according to this rule.
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6 Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will subject you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.
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6 Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, and kill him, though this is not a capital case since he did not hate him at the time of the accident.
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1 Laws about Property(21:37)“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep.
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15 Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.