Matthew 5:38
Modern Translations
New International Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.'

New Living Translation
“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

English Standard Version
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

Berean Study Bible
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

New American Standard Bible
“You have heard that it was said, ‘EYE FOR EYE, and TOOTH FOR TOOTH.’

NASB 1995
"You have heard that it was said, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.'

NASB 1977
“You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’

Amplified Bible
“You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH [punishment that fits the offense].’

Christian Standard Bible
“You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Contemporary English Version
You know you have been taught, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

Good News Translation
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

International Standard Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

NET Bible
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

New King James Version
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

King James 2000 Bible
You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

New Heart English Bible
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

World English Bible
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

American King James Version
You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

American Standard Version
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

A Faithful Version
You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth';

Darby Bible Translation
Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

English Revised Version
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye haue herde howe it is sayde: An eye for an eye, a toth for a toth.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ye have hearde how it ys sayd an eye for an eye: a tothe for a tothe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

Berean Literal Bible
You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.'

Young's Literal Translation
'Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

Smith's Literal Translation
Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Literal Emphasis Translation
You have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have heard that it was said: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You have heard that it was said, “An eye in exchange for an eye, and a tooth in exchange for a tooth.”

Lamsa Bible
You have heard that it is said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
You have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Godbey New Testament
You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Haweis New Testament
Ye have heard that it was said, ?Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth:?

Mace New Testament
Ye have heard that it hath been said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

Weymouth New Testament
"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.'

Worrell New Testament
"Ye heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth,'

Worsley New Testament
Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
















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