37 你们的话语应该如此:是,就说是;不是,就说不是。再多说,就是出于那恶者。

以德报怨

38 “你们听过这吩咐:‘以眼还眼,以牙还牙。’[a] 39 但是我告诉你们:不要与恶人作对。有人打你的右脸,把左脸[b]也转给他;

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Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 5:38 《出埃及记》21:24;《利未记》24:20;《申命记》19:21。
  2. 马太福音 5:39 左脸——原文直译“另一边”。

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