Matthew 5:38

Easy To Read Version

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ {\cf2\super [70]}

Cross References

Matthew 5:21

“You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘Don’t kill any person. {\cf2\super [63]} And any person that kills will be judged.’

Matthew 5:27

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Don’t do the sin of adultery.’ {\cf2\super [65]}

Deuteronomy 19:19

then you must punish him. You must do to him the same thing he wanted to do to the other person. In this way, you will remove that evil from your group.

Deuteronomy 19:21

{“Punishment must be as severe as the crime.} Don’t feel sorry about punishing a person that does wrong. If a person takes a life, then he must pay with his own life. The rule is: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.