Leviticus 24:20

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

Cross-references

Exodus 21:23-25 contains the same 'eye for eye' principle, providing the foundational legal statement.

Deuteronomy 19:21 repeats the same retaliation law, emphasizing no pity in judgment.

Matthew 5:38 directly quotes this 'eye for eye' law, which Jesus then reframes with a call to non-retaliation.

Exodus 21:24 gives the identical 'eye for eye' law, a parallel legal statement.