Matthew 5:38

Catholic Public Domain Version

You have heard that it was said: 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

Cross References

Matthew 5:21

You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not murder; whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.'

Matthew 5:27

You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

Deuteronomy 19:19

they shall render to him just as he intended to do to his brother. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You shall not take pity on him. Instead, you shall require a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot."