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Matthew 5:38-39
New International Version
Matthew 5:38-39
New International Version
Eye for Eye
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’[a](A) 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 5:38 Exodus 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21
Matthew 5:38-39
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 5:38-39
Contemporary English Version
Revenge
(Luke 6.29,30)
38 (A) You know you have been taught, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” 39 But I tell you not to try to get even with a person who has done something to you. When someone slaps your right cheek,[a] turn and let that person slap your other cheek.
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- 5.39 right cheek: A slap on the right cheek was a bad insult.
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