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Matthew 5:37-39
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Matthew 5:37-39
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
37 Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one.[a]
Concerning Retaliation
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’(A) 39 But I say to you: Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also,(B)
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- 5.37 Or evil
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