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ANSWER: Leviticus (Leviticus 24:20).
"fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him." - Leviticus 24:20
Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. - Deuteronomy 19:21
But in Matthew 5:38-39, in sermon of mount,
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 the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
In giving this “NEW” command, Jesus himself said " “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." - Matthew 5:17
Jesus was telling that “an eye for an eye” is the Law enforcement's job; forgiving our enemies is ours.
In Matthew 6:14-15, Jesus said "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
In giving this “NEW” command, Jesus himself said " “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." - Matthew 5:17
Jesus was telling that “an eye for an eye” is the Law enforcement's job; forgiving our enemies is ours.
In Matthew 6:14-15, Jesus said "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
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