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Matthew 5:37-39
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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] 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

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