Matthew 5:38 Cross References

Matthew 5:38

38: "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'If an eye is injured, injure the eye of the person who did it. If a tooth gets knocked out, knock out the tooth of the person who did it.'

Leviticus 24:19

  1. "Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted--
  2. fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever anyone does to hurt another person must be paid back in kind.

Deuteronomy 19:21

  1. You must never show pity! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Exodus 21:22

  1. "Now suppose two people are fighting, and in the process, they hurt a pregnant woman so her child is born prematurely. If no further harm results, then the person responsible must pay damages in the amount the woman's husband demands and the judges approve.
  2. But if any harm results, then the offender must be punished according to the injury. If the result is death, the offender must be executed.
  3. If an eye is injured, injure the eye of the person who did it. If a tooth gets knocked out, knock out the tooth of the person who did it. Similarly, the payment must be hand for hand, foot for foot,
  4. burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
  5. "If an owner hits a male or female slave in the eye and the eye is blinded, then the slave may go free because of the eye.

Deuteronomy 19:19

  1. the accuser will receive the punishment intended for the accused. In this way, you will cleanse such evil from among you.

Matthew 5:27

  1. "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not commit adultery.'
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