Matthew 5:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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Referenced Verses

Deut 5:18 : 18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
Exod 20:14 : 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Deut 22:22-24 : 22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. 23 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.
Matt 5:21 : 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:
Prov 6:32 : 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Lev 20:10 : 10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Matt 5:28-29
2 verses
89%
28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29And 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.
Deut 5:17-21
5 verses
84%
17Thou shalt not kill.
18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
19Neither shalt thou steal.
20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
21Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Exod 20:13-17
5 verses
82%
13Thou shalt not kill.
14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15Thou shalt not steal.
16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Matt 5:31-33
3 verses
79%
31{G1161} It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Jas 2:11
77%
11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
Matt 5:21
77%
21Ye 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:
Rom 2:22
77%
22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Prov 6:25
75%
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Matt 19:18
75%
18He saith unto him, Which ? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Mark 10:11-12
2 verses
74%
11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Lev 20:10
74%
10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Num 5:11-13
3 verses
74%
11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
13And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
Matt 5:38
73%
38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Lev 18:20
73%
20Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Prov 6:32
73%
32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Mark 10:19
73%
19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Luke 18:20
73%
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
John 8:3-5
3 verses
73%
3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
Matt 19:9
73%
9And I say unto you , Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Prov 6:29
73%
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Matt 5:26
72%
26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Luke 16:18
72%
18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Num 5:20
72%
20But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:
Num 5:29
72%
29This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;
Ezek 16:32
71%
32But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Rom 13:9
71%
9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Deut 5:7
71%
7Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deut 28:30
70%
30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
Matt 19:4
70%
4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Ps 50:18
70%
18When thou sawest{H8804)} a thief, then thou consentedst{H8799)} with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers{H8764)}.
Matt 5:43
70%
43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
John 4:18
69%
18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
Prov 5:8
69%
8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Heb 13:4
69%
4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.