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37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.[a]

Concerning Retaliation

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:37 Or the evil one

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