Matthew 5:27

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Darby Translation

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 thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence till thou hast paid the last farthing.

28But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:10And a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, who committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.

Deuteronomy 22:22If a man be found lying with a man's wife, they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

Matthew 5:21Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.

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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