Matthew 5:37-38

37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.^[a]

Eye for Eye

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’^[b]

Cross References

• 1. James 5:12
• 2. Matthew 6:13; Matthew 13:19,38; John 17:15; Ephesians 6:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 John 2:13,14; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 5:18,19
• 3. Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21

Footnotes

• [a] Or "from evil"
• [b] Exodus 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21