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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 5:38
Description: Friday, 13 December 2024
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ Matthew 5:38
“You heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth’” (CG).
In the previous verse, Jesus noted that one’s Yes should be yes and his No should be no. Anything beyond that is out of evil. He now starts a new thought, saying, “You heard that it was said.”
He again turns to that which was heard and understood by all. It is a precept out o...