Matthew 5:28
But I say to you, that whoever looks at a woman in order to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
English Majority Text (NT)
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In Context
27“You have heard that it was said, ‘ You shall not commit adultery.’
Cross References
Matthew 5:39But I say to you not to resist an evil person. But whoever shall slap you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? By no means! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known lust unless the law had said, “ You shall 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 →