Matthew 5:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”
Matthew 5:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’”
Matthew 5:38 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: ”
Matthew 5:38 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;”
Matthew 5:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. ”
Matthew 5:38 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”
Matthew 5:38 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:38 in Context — Matthew 5
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
What Does Matthew 5:38 Mean?
Matthew 5:38 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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