Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
Cross References
Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Romans 7:7What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:28-33
The Sermon on the Mount. 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it… Read the whole commentary →