Leviticus 24:21-22Ģ1 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death. Leviticus 24:19-20Īnyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner: 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury. Exodus 21:23-25Ģ3 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. I have put together bible verses about an eye for an eye to encourage you. Therefore, we must forgive our transgressors and let go when they hurt us. God has accepted us with all our iniquities.Ĭhrist, God’s only begotten son, came to the earth to be humiliated and killed for our sake.īecause of his shame, we now have a hope of salvation. I look back to my past and regret how shamefully I had behaved. She begged for months, but I was just interested in paying her back. She was so devastated and lost control of herself.Īnd sadly, I was so happy that she felt the same way. Immediately, I noticed she was now so interested in the relationship I broke up. So, I continued in the relationship for years without saying a word. I said to myself, “If she could hurt me this much without any remorse, She deserves to feel the same way.” This really hurt the very foundation of my soul. Then over time, I noticed she was cheating on me. We were best of friends and truly loved each other. It all started more than ten years ago before I was born again. I have had a similar issue with a friend in the past. Sometimes, we get so frustrated with our offenders that we pay them back. Notwithstanding, we still practice these laws unknowingly. Though the scripture mentions an “eye for an eye” multiple times, Christ has ended such laws. Taking an act of revenge is a sin before God.

An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth