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
Read Matthew 5:38 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Ni por tu cabeza jurarás, porque no puedes hacer un cabello blanco ó negro.
37 Mas sea vuestro hablar: Sí, sí; No, no; porque lo que es más de esto, de mal procede.
38 Oísteis que fué dicho á los antiguos: Ojo por ojo, y diente por diente.
39 Mas yo os digo: No resistáis al mal; antes á cualquiera que te hiriere en tu mejilla diestra, vuélvele también la otra;
40 Y al que quisiere ponerte á pleito y tomarte tu ropa, déjale también la capa;
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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