Matthew 5:27

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 wilt not come out from there until thou hast paid the last farthing.

28But I say to you, That whoever gazeth on a woman with concupiscence, at once committeth adultery with her in his heart.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:21Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill: and every one that killeth, is obnoxious to 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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