Mat 5:38-48 | ISV | STEP | “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

Matthew 5:38-48

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ^{▼▼Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21}Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21 39 But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.Prov 20:22; 24:29; Isa 50:6; Lam 3:30; Luke 6:29; Rom 12:17, 19; 1Cor 6:7; 1Thes 5:15; 1Pet 3:9 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go two with him.Matt 27:32; Mark 15:21 42 Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you.”Deut 15:8, 10; Luke 6:30, 35, 10

Teaching about Love for Enemies Luke 6:27-28, 32-36

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor’ ^{▼▼Lev 19:18} and hate your enemy.Lev 19:18; Deut 23:6; Ps 41:10 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,Luke 6:27, 35; 23:34; Acts 7:60; Rom 12:14, 20, 35; 1Cor 4:12-13; 1Pet 2:23; 3:9 45 so that you will become children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.Job 25:3 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?Luke 6:32 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what great thing are you doing? Even the Gentiles ^{▼▼Other mss. read tax collectors} do the same, don't they? 48 So be perfect, ^{▼▼Or mature} as your heavenly Father is perfect.” ^{▼▼Or mature}Gen 17:1; Lev 11:44; 19:2; Luke 6:36; Eph 5:1; Col 1:28; 4:12; James 1:4; 1Pet 1:15-16