37 你们说话,是就说是,不是就说不是,多说的便是来自那恶者[a]

论爱仇敌

38 “你们听过这样的话,‘以眼还眼,以牙还牙。’ 39 但我告诉你们,不要跟恶人作对。有人打你的右脸,连左脸也转过来让他打。

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  1. 5:37 那恶者即魔鬼,又名撒旦。

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