Matthew 5:38

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

“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 men of old, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.’

Matthew 5:27

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

Deuteronomy 19:19

then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you.

Deuteronomy 19:21

Your eye shall not pity; it shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.