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Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth (οφθαλμον αντ οφθαλμου κα οδοντα αντ οδοντος). Note αντ with the notion of exchange or …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

An eye for an eye — Here again, the scribes first took their stand on the letter of the Law, ignoring its aim and purpose, and the…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The law of an eye for an eye, as administered in the proper courts of law, was founded in justice and worked far more equitably than the more moder…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Glossa Ordinaria: Having taught that we are not to offer injury to our neighbor or irreverence to the Lord, the Lord now proce…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

An eye for an eye. Here another error is corrected. God had commanded, by His law (Leviticus 24:20), that judges and magistrat…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You have heard that it has been said
That is, to, or by them of old time, as is expressed in some of the foregoing instances,<…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The plain instruction is: Suffer any injury that can be endured for the sake of peace, committing your concerns to the Lord's keeping. And the sum …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye. Above, the Lord fulfilled the Law concerning permi ive precepts…

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