Matthew 5:27
Adultery“You have heard that it was said,‘Do not commit adultery.’
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 5:18 : 18 You must not commit adultery.
- Exod 20:14 : 14 “You shall not commit adultery.
- Deut 22:22-24 : 22 If a man is discovered in bed with a married woman both the man lying in bed with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge evil from Israel. 23 If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and goes to bed with her, 24 you must bring the two of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death, the young woman because she did not cry out though in the city and the man because he violated his neighbor’s fiancée; in this way you will purge evil from among you.
- Matt 5:21 : 21 Anger and Murder“You have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not murder,’ and‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’
- Prov 6:32 : 32 A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.
- Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
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- Matt 5:28-292 verses89%
28But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her 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 to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
- Deut 5:17-215 verses84%
17You must not murder.
18You must not commit adultery.
19You must not steal.
20You must not offer false testimony against another.
21You must not desire another man’s wife, nor should you crave his house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.”
- Exod 20:13-175 verses82%
13“You shall not murder.
14“You shall not commit adultery.
15“You shall not steal.
16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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 belongs to your neighbor.”
- Matt 5:31-333 verses79%
31Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’
32But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33Oaths“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
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11For he who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
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21Anger and Murder“You have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not murder,’ and‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’
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22You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;
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18“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
- Mark 10:11-122 verses74%
11So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
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10If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
- Num 5:11-133 verses74%
11The Jealousy Ordeal The LORD spoke to Moses:
12“Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him,
13and a man goes to bed with her, for sexual relations, without her husband knowing it, and it is hidden that she has defiled herself, since there was no witness against her, nor was she caught–
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38Retaliation“You have heard that it was said,‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
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20You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
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32A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.
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19You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
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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 8:3-53 verses73%
3The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them
4and said to Jesus,“Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.
5In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?”
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9Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
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29So it is with the one who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.
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26I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
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18“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
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20But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you….”
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29“‘This is the law for cases of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, goes astray and defiles herself,
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32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
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9For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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7You must not have any other gods besides me.
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30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
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4He answered,“Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
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18When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.
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43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’
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18for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!”
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8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,
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4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.