36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 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]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:37 Or from evil
  2. Matthew 5:38 Exodus 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21