Matthew 5:38
¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
¶ Yee haue heard that it hath beene said, *An eie for an eie, and a tooth for a tooth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceExod. 21.24. leuit. 24.20. deut. 19.21.
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- Leviticus 24:19–20Rank 1 from verse 38
19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as *he hath done, so shal it be done to him:
20Breach, for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him againe.
- Deuteronomy 19:21Rank 2 from verse 38
- Exodus 21:22–27Rank 3 from verse 38
22¶ 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.
23And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
22¶ If men striue, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischiefe follow, he shalbe surely punished, according as the womans husband will lay vpon him, and hee shall pay as the Iudges determine.
23And if any mischiefe follow, then thou shalt giue life for life,
24*Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote,
25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his seruant, or the eye of his mayd, that it perish, hee shall let him goe free for his eyes sake.
27And if he smite out his man seruants tooth, or his mayde seruants tooth, hee shal let him goe free for his tooths sake.
- Deuteronomy 19:19Rank 4 from verse 38
- Matthew 5:27Rank 5 from verse 38
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Matthew 5:38
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: A hard structure in the mouth used for biting. Sense 2: A pointed projection.
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37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
37*But let your communication bee Yea, yea: Nay, nay: For whatsoeuer is more then these, commeth of euill.
38¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
38¶ Yee haue heard that it hath beene said, *An eie for an eie, and a tooth for a tooth.
Selected passage39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
39But I say vnto you, *that yee resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.