"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:" — Matthew 5:38

Matthew 5:38 · KJV

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”

— Matthew 5:38

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 5 — Context

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have {thy} cloke also.

Cross References

Leviticus 24:19-20

And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

Deuteronomy 19:21

And thine eye shall not pity; {but} life {shall go} for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Exodus 21:22-27

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart {from her}, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges {determine}.

Deuteronomy 19:19

Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

Matthew 5:27

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: