Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
This is the earliest account we have of the towtopatheia, tautopatheia, lex talionis, law of like for like
Bible References
This is the earliest account we have of the towtopatheia, tautopatheia, lex talionis, law of like for like
Matthew 5:38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
Matthew 7:2
ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete with, it shall be measured to you again.
Revelation 16:6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy.