“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 5:38 - 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]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 our people long ago, ‘Don’t kill any person. {\cf2\super [63]} And any person that kills will be judged.’
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Don’t do the sin of adultery.’ {\cf2\super [65]}
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.
{“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.