Matthew 5:38

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

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  • Exod 21:22-27 : 22 `And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges; 23 and if there is mischief, then thou hast given 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 when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye; 27 and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.
  • Lev 24:19-20 : 19 `And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; 20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.
  • Deut 19:21 : 21 and thine eye doth not pity -- life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  • Matt 5:27 : 27 `Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;
  • Deut 19:19 : 19 `Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst,

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    39but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

    40and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take -- suffer to him also the cloak.

    41`And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,

    42to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

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

    44but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

  • Exod 21:23-25
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    23and if there is mischief, then thou hast given 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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    82%

    19`And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him;

    20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.

  • Deut 19:20-21
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    81%

    20and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;

    21and thine eye doth not pity -- life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Luke 6:27-31
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    27`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

    28bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

    29and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

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    31and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

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    37but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

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  • Matt 5:25-31
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    25`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

    26verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.

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    28but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

    29`But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

    30`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

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    12then thou hast cut off her hand, thine eye doth not spare.

  • Matt 5:11
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    15see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

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    29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

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    52Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;

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  • Matt 19:18-19
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    18He saith to him, `What kind?' 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 giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

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    17`Thou dost not murder.

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    12`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

  • Rom 12:19
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    19not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

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    70%

    9`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

  • Exod 21:27
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    27and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.

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    48ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who `is' in the heavens is perfect.

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  • Lev 19:18
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    18`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I `am' Jehovah.

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