New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 5:38
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Berean Standard Bible
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
King James Version
¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
World English Bible
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
American Standard Version
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Berean Literal Bible
You⁺ heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Matthew 5
36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
38 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
40 if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
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