Matthew 5:38 known as the principle of "lex talionis", is an ancient statement of the principle of retributive punishment dating back to the Code of Hammurabi. This phrasing appears several times in the Old Testament at Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, and Deuteronomy 19:21. This was a moderate rule compared with the blood feuds described in Genesis 4:23-24. The New Testament scholar R. T. France notes that by Jesus' era such punishments were no longer in practice, rather they had been replaced with fines judged to be of equal value to the damage caused. Thus, according to France, Jesus is not here condemning
Yom Tov Torah readings the second day of Passover in the Diaspora, the reading is the same as for the first day of Sukkot, namely, Leviticus 22:26–23:44, which sets forth the holidays throughout the year, and the sacrifices for each. The second day of Passover cannot occur on Shabbat. The individual readings are as follows: Reading 1: Leviticus 22:26–23:3 Reading 2: Leviticus 23:4–14 Reading 3: Leviticus 23:15–22 Reading 4: Leviticus 23:23–32 Reading 5: Leviticus 23:33–44 Maftir: Numbers 28:16–25 Haftarah: II Kings 23:1–9 and 21–25 On the first day of Chol HaMoed, Exodus 13:1–16 is read. This section describes the commandment not to eat or