36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(A) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a](B)

Eye for Eye

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’[b](C)

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Footnotes

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

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