Matthew 5:28

But I say to you, That whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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In The King James Version

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

In Context

27You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery:

29And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, than that your whole body should be cast into hell.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:39But I say to you, Do not resist evil: but whoever shall strike 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, but by the law: for I would not have known about coveting 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 →

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