Cross references
Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
- a Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21
Matthew 5:38 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Leviticus 24:19–20 (31 votes) and Deuteronomy 19:21 (26 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 3 other books, from Exodus 21 to Matthew 5.
Which verses does Matthew 5:38 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Leviticus 24:19–2031 votes
If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.
- Deuteronomy 19:2126 votes
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- Exodus 21:22–2716 votes
If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows. But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life— …
- Deuteronomy 19:198 votes
you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- Matthew 5:27-1 votes
You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Which verses point to Matthew 5:38?
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