37 But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is [a]of (A)evil.

38 (B)You have heard that it was said, ‘(C)An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but (D)whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:37 Or from the evil one