Matthew 5:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
  • Job 31:1 : 1 I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I gaze upon a maiden?
  • Prov 6:25 : 25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids.
  • 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 And it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.
  • Gen 34:2 : 2 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
  • Gen 39:7-9 : 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master does not concern himself with what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my care; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not listen to her, to lie with her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his work; and none of the men of the house was there inside. 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and ran outside. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled, 14 That she called the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice: 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and ran outside. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 17 And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled outside. 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did your servant to me; that his anger was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison did not concern himself with anything that was under Joseph's care; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.
  • Exod 20:17 : 17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.
  • Job 31:9 : 9 If my heart has been deceived by a woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;
  • Ps 119:96 : 96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection, but Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of the council: but whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
  • 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are accursed children.
  • Rom 7:7-8 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not. Indeed, I would not have known sin except through the law: for I would not have known lust unless the law had said, 'You shall not covet.' 8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, worked in me all kinds of covetousness. For without the law, sin was dead.
  • Rom 7:14 : 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.
  • Matt 7:28-29 : 28 And it happened, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching. 29 For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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    27You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery:'

  • Prov 6:25-26
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    25Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids.

    26For by means of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

  • Matt 5:29-33
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    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 perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

    30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

    31Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce:'

    32But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:'

  • Deut 5:18
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    18Neither shall you commit adultery.

  • Prov 6:32
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    32But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he who does it destroys his own soul.

  • Exod 20:14
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    14You shall not commit adultery.

  • Jas 2:10-11
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    10For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

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  • Prov 6:29
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    29So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

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    9And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.

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    18Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

  • Matt 5:21
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    21You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder,' and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment:

  • Mark 7:21-22
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    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

    22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  • Rom 2:22
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    22You who say a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege?

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    19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

  • Num 5:12-13
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    12Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, If any man's wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully against him,

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    29This is the law of jealousy, when a wife goes aside to another instead of her husband and defiles herself;

  • Job 31:1
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    1I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I gaze upon a maiden?

  • Matt 18:9
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    9And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you: it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

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    33Your eyes shall see strange things, and your heart shall utter perverse things.

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

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    20But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:

  • Mark 9:47
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    47And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire;

  • Ezek 18:15
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    15Who has not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor's wife,

  • Lev 20:10
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    10And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  • Matt 5:38
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    38You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth:'

  • Ezek 16:32
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    32But as a wife that commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband!

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    18He said to him, Which ones? Jesus said, You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

  • Prov 4:25
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    25Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelids look straight before you.

  • Matt 6:21-23
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    21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

    22The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

    23But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • Gal 5:19
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    19Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,

  • Jer 3:2
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    2Lift up your eyes to the high places and see where you have not been violated. On the roads you have sat for them, like an Arabian in the wilderness; and you have polluted the land with your whoredoms and your wickedness.

  • Eph 5:28
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    28So men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

  • Deut 5:21
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    21Neither shall you desire your neighbor's wife, nor shall you covet your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.

  • Lev 18:20
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    20Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

  • Jas 1:15
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    15Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin: and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

  • Mark 5:32
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    32And he looked around to see her who had done this thing.

  • Luke 11:34
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    34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is full of light; but when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

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    18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body; but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.