Your profile indicates you are of other faith..which isn't the point...what I am getting at is you took what part of scripture you wanted to justify your point of view but you left some of it out that negates your view....that teaching of eye for an eye, etc...was in the OT....Jesus says to do the opposite on The Sermon on the Mount teaching.....
What does the Bible mean by "an eye for an eye"? | GotQuestions.org
The concept of “an eye for eye,” sometimes called
jus talionis or
lex talionis, is part of the Mosaic Law used in the Israelites’ justice system. The principle is that the punishment must fit the crime and there should be a just penalty for evil actions: “If there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise” (
Exodus 21:23–25). Justice should be equitable; excessive harshness and excessive leniency should be avoided.
Besides
Exodus 21, the law of “an eye for an eye” is mentioned twice in the Old Testament (
Leviticus 24:20;
Deuteronomy 19:21). Each time, the phrase is used in the context of a case being judged before a civil authority such as a judge. “An eye for an eye” was thus intended to be a guiding principle for lawgivers and judges; it was never to be used to justify vigilantism or settling grievances personally.
In the
Sermon on the Mount, Jesus counters the common teaching of personal retaliation: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you . . .” (
Matthew 5:38–39). Jesus then proceeds to reveal God’s heart concerning interpersonal relationships: “Do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you” (
Matthew 5:39–42).
So irregardless of what your faith is if you are justifying a lawless society based on what was taught in scripture then you have deceived yourself.