Matthew 5:27

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You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

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  • Deut 5:18 : 18 You shall not commit adultery.
  • Exod 20:14 : 14 You shall not commit adultery.
  • Deut 22:22-24 : 22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
  • Matt 5:21 : 21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.
  • Prov 6:32 : 32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense; he destroys himself.
  • Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:28-29
    2 verses
    89%

    28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

    29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

  • Deut 5:17-21
    5 verses
    84%

    17You shall not murder.

    18You shall not commit adultery.

    19You shall not steal.

    20You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

    21You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

  • Exod 20:13-17
    5 verses
    82%

    13You shall not murder.

    14You shall not commit adultery.

    15You shall not steal.

    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

    17You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

  • Matt 5:31-33
    3 verses
    79%

    31It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

    32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Jas 2:11
    77%

    11For He who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

  • Matt 5:21
    77%

    21You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

  • Rom 2:22
    77%

    22You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

  • Prov 6:25
    75%

    25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyes.

  • Matt 19:18
    75%

    18The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

  • Mark 10:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • Lev 20:10
    74%

    10If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

  • Num 5:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    12Speak to the Israelites: If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,

    13and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,

  • Matt 5:38
    73%

    38You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

  • Lev 18:20
    73%

    20Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

  • Prov 6:32
    73%

    32But a man who commits adultery has no sense; he destroys himself.

  • Mark 10:19
    73%

    19'You know the commandments: "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother."'

  • Luke 18:20
    73%

    20You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'

  • John 8:3-5
    3 verses
    73%

    3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and they placed her in the middle.

    4They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.

    5In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"

  • Matt 19:9
    73%

    9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

  • Prov 6:29
    73%

    29So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

  • Matt 5:26
    72%

    26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

  • Luke 16:18
    72%

    18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Num 5:20
    72%

    20But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you—

  • Num 5:29
    72%

    29This is the law regarding jealousy when a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband's authority.

  • Ezek 16:32
    71%

    32You adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

  • Rom 13:9
    71%

    9For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

  • Deut 5:7
    71%

    7You shall have no other gods before Me.

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.

  • Matt 19:4
    70%

    4He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

  • Ps 50:18
    70%

    18When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers.

  • Matt 5:43
    70%

    43You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

  • John 4:18
    69%

    18For you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken the truth."

  • Prov 5:8
    69%

    8Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.

  • Heb 13:4
    69%

    4Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.