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37 你们的话,是就说‘是’,不是就说‘不是’;如果再多说,就是出于那恶者。

不可报复(A)

38 “你们听过有这样的吩咐:‘以眼还眼,以牙还牙。’ 39 可是我告诉你们,不要与恶人对抗,有人打你的右脸,把另一边也转过来让他打;

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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) 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(D)

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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