Matthew 5:38
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References
Exodus 21:24
Leviticus 24:20
Deuteronomy 19:21
Extra References
Leviticus 24:19-20
19If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done: 20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.
Deuteronomy 19:21
21Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Exodus 21:22-27
22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow. 23But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life, 24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
26“If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. 27If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let the servant go free for his tooth’s sake.
Deuteronomy 19:19
19then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
Matthew 5:27
27“[+] You have heard that it was said, ‘[+] You shall not commit adultery;’