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Gill's Exposition
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile,.... The word rendered "compel", is generally said to be of Persic original; the "Angari", among the Persians, were the king's messengers, or those who…
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…
In these verses the law of retaliation is expounded, and in a manner repealed.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…
Cambridge Bible
compel thee to go a mile The Greek text has a Persian word here signifying "to press into service as a courier" for the royal post, then, generally, "to force to be a guide," "to requisition," men or…