Matthew 5:38 meaning and explanation
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
Matthew 5:38, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to His disciples on the mountain, continuing a series of contrasts between what they had heard taught and what He now teaches. He quotes the familiar principle from the Law of Moses, the lex talionis, which limited retaliation to match the injury rather than exceed it.
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