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Matthew 5:38

The law

36 Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

40 if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;

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BSB
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
KJV
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
WEB
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
ASV
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
DARBY
Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.
BLB
You⁺ heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
ÅB
«Dere har hørt at det er sagt: ‘Øye for øye, og tann for tann!’
OTB
Dere har hørt læren, ‘Øye for øye, og tann for tann.’
B1930
I har hørt at det er sagt: Øie for øie, og tann for tann!

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