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Matthew 5:38

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Ye have heard that it hath been said,.... That is, to, or by them of old time, as is expressed in some of the foregoing instances,

an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, Exo 21:24. This is "lex…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 5:38-41

An eye for an eye ... - This command is found in Exo 21:24; Lev 24:20, and Deu 19:21. In these places it was given as a rule to regulate the decisions of judges. They were to take eye for eye, and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 5:38-42

In these verses the law of retaliation is expounded, and in a manner repealed. Observe,

I. What the Old Testament permission was, in case of injury; and here the expression is only, Ye have heard that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

(b) The law of retaliation, 38 42.

38. An eye for an eye See Exo 21:24. The Scribes draw a false inference from the letter of the law. As a legal remedy the lex talioniswas probably the best possible…

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