Eye For An Eye

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

and thine eye doth not pity--life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life, — read the full passage →

breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.

`And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges; — read the full passage →

`And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; — read the full passage →

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the judgments which thou dost set before them: — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

but I--I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

`He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil;

`And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; — read the full passage →

`And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

`And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him;

`And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death.

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; — read the full passage →

for in what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

`And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

`And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges; — read the full passage →

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,

`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy; — read the full passage →

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

`When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Every one who is hating his brother--a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,

`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth <FI>the life of<Fi> man is put to death;

And it hath come to pass, When they refuse to receive the cup out of thy hand to drink, That thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Ye do certainly drink.

`And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death. — read the full passage →

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

`Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst, — read the full passage →

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

but I--I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

`Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst,

Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who <FI>is<Fi> condemned--to die, for he is certainly put to death;

`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

`And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man; — read the full passage →

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, — read the full passage →

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens is perfect.

that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: `Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

`And why dost thou behold the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thy brother's eye, and the beam that <FI>is<Fi> in thine own eye dost not consider?

`The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

`And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants;

`Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

Lo, the eye of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

`And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me--the sinner!

Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

`And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness <FI>is<Fi> a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother: — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

The good of eye--he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.

He findeth him in a land--a desert, And in a void--a howling wilderness, He turneth him round--He causeth him to understand--He keepeth him as the apple of His eye.

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that <FI>is<Fi> in thee is darkness--the darkness, how great!

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;