Matthew 5:27

You have heard that it was said — ‘Thou shalt not commit adultery.’

Twentieth Century New Testament

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, you will not come out until you have paid the last penny.

28I, however, say to you that any one who looks at a woman with an impure intention has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:21You have heard that to our ancestors it was said — ‘Thou shalt not commit murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to answer for it to the Court.’

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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