“You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’
Matthew 5:38 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. [Exod. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21.] American Standard Version (1901) Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: Common English Bible “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Catholic Public Domain Version You have heard that it was said: 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. |
“You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’
then you shall do to the false witness just as the false witness had meant to do to the other. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.