Matthew 5:38 (ESV)ExpositionWhich Old Testament passage is Jesus quoting from?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishMatthew 5:38 (ESV)38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’Jesus is quoting from a number of Old Testament passages including Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, and Deuteronomy 19:21. 1
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’