Sermon on the Mountain XII

Judgement

And if - any mischief follow, - then thou shalt give life - for life, Eye - for eye, - tooth - for tooth, - hand - for hand, - foot - for foot,  Burning - for burning, wound - for wound, stripe - for stripe.

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Now there-fore swear unto me here by God that thou - wilt not deal falsely with me, - nor with my son, nor with my son's - son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast so-journed.

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If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

Then both the men, - between - whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

  And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away - from among you.

And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall hence-forth commit no more any such evil among you.

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For God doth know that in the day - ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

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Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye - for an eye,

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Where-fore do I take - my flesh - in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways be-fore him.

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and a tooth for a tooth:

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And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, - eye for eye, tooth for tooth,

And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become - as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest - he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, - and eat, - and live for ever:

hand - for hand,

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But the dove found no rest - for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: - then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

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foot - for foot.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, 

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And if any man will sue thee at the law, - and take away thy coat,

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and clothed them.

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let him have thy cloke also.

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