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Matthew 5:38

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth (ofqalmon anti ofqalmou kai odonta anti odontov). Note anti with the notion of exchange or substitution. The quotation is from Exodus 21:24; Deuteronomy 19:21; Leviticus 24:20. Like divorce this jus talionis is a restriction upon unrestrained vengeance. "It limited revenge by fixing an exact compensation for an injury" (McNeile). A money payment is allowed in the Mishna. The law of retaliation exists in Arabia today.

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Matthew 5:27
Matthew 5:42
1 Thessalonians 5:15
James 5:1
James 5:11
1 Peter 3:9
2 Peter 3:16

 

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