Matthew 5:38,43
Matthew 5:38-42 The Message (MSG)
“Here’s another old saying that deserves a second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get us anywhere? Here’s what I propose: ‘Don’t hit back at all.’ If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
Matthew 5:43-47 The Message (MSG)
“You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the supple moves of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.
Matthew 5:38 New International Version (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’
Matthew 5:43 New International Version (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:38 King James Version (KJV)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
Matthew 5:43 King James Version (KJV)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 5:38 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’
Matthew 5:43 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:38 New Century Version (NCV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
Matthew 5:43 New Century Version (NCV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemies.’
Matthew 5:38 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
Matthew 5:43 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy
Matthew 5:38 New King James Version (NKJV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
Matthew 5:43 New King James Version (NKJV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:38 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH [punishment that fits the offense].’ [Ex 21:24; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21]
Matthew 5:43 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (fellow man) and hate your enemy.’ [Lev 19:18; Ps 139:21, 22]
Matthew 5:38 New Living Translation (NLT)
“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
Matthew 5:43 New Living Translation (NLT)
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
Matthew 5:38 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Your ancestors have also been taught, ‘Take an eye in exchange for an eye and a tooth in exchange for a tooth.’
Matthew 5:43 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Your ancestors have also been taught ‘Love your neighbors and hate the one who hates you.’
Matthew 5:38 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
