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Matthew 5:38 · WEB

“"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'”

— Matthew 5:38

Era

Life of Jesus (~30 AD)

Emotion

angry

Type

epistle

Emotional genome

Comfort power

15%

Quotability

80%

Memorability

80%

Crisis relevance

70%

Standalone

60%
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