Matthew 5:38
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Ye have heard that it hath been said,.... That is, to, or by them of old time, as is expressed in some of the foregoing…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 5:38-41
An eye for an eye ... - This command is found in Exo 21:24; Lev 24:20, and Deu 19:21. In these places it was given as a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 5:38-42
In these verses the law of retaliation is expounded, and in a manner repealed. Observe,
I. What the Old Testament…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
(b) The law of retaliation, 38 42.
38. An eye for an eye See Exo 21:24. The Scribes draw a false inference from the…
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