Matthew 5:27

You have heard that it was said: You shall not commit adultery.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

In Context

26Verily, I say to you, You shall by no means come out thence, till you have paid the last farthing.

28But I say to you, Whoever looks upon a woman to cherish desire for her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be liable to the sentence of the judges.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:22-27

The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother… Read the whole commentary →

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