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Matthew 5:38-42 is the correct understanding of revenge and this is important. Jesus said in Matthew 5:38 you have heard about eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth?
That's found in Exodus 21:24. This law was actually given for restraint. In other words you are only allowed by law that if the man injures your eye, you can only injure his eye, because the desire was that if you injure my eye, you die!
So it was actually restrictive. And Jesus said, and He is actually bringing in a correction. He says, but I say to you, to resist not evil, and whosoever should smite you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. If he takes your coat, let him have your cloak too.
They were only allowed to take your inner coat. They couldn't take your outer coat. Jesus said if they take you to court and they want you inner coat, give them the outer one too.
That's found in Exodus 21:24. This law was actually given for restraint. In other words you are only allowed by law that if the man injures your eye, you can only injure his eye, because the desire was that if you injure my eye, you die!
So it was actually restrictive. And Jesus said, and He is actually bringing in a correction. He says, but I say to you, to resist not evil, and whosoever should smite you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. If he takes your coat, let him have your cloak too.
They were only allowed to take your inner coat. They couldn't take your outer coat. Jesus said if they take you to court and they want you inner coat, give them the outer one too.
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