Matthew 5:27

You've heard that the law said, ‘Don't commit adultery.’

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

26I tell you the truth: you won't get out of there until you've paid every last penny.

28But I tell you that everyone who looks lustfully at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his mind.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:10Any man who commits adultery with someone else's wife must be executed, as well as the woman.

Deuteronomy 22:22If a man is found sleeping with someone else's wife, both the man and the woman must die. You must eliminate the evil from Israel.

Matthew 5:21You've heard that the law said to the people of long ago: ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who commits murder will be condemned as guilty.’

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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