Matthew 5:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

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  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed, 15 afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.
  • Job 31:1 : 1 A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?
  • Prov 6:25 : 25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.
  • 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman `is' of very good appearance,
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 because all that `is' in the world -- the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life -- is not of the Father, but of the world,
  • Gen 34:2 : 2 and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;
  • Gen 39:7-9 : 7 And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, `Lie with me;' 8 and he refuseth, and saith unto his lord's wife, `Lo, my lord hath not known what `is' with me in the house, and all that he hath he hath given into my hand; 9 none is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou `art' his wife; and how shall I do this great evil? -- then have I sinned against God.' 10 And it cometh to pass at her speaking unto Joseph day `by' day, that he hath not hearkened unto her, to lie near her, to be with her; 11 and it cometh to pass about this day, that he goeth into the house to do his work, and there is none of the men of the house there in the house, 12 and she catcheth him by his garment, saying, `Lie with me;' and he leaveth his garment in her hand, and fleeth, and goeth without. 13 And it cometh to pass when she seeth that he hath left his garment in her hand, and fleeth without, 14 that she calleth for the men of her house, and speaketh to them, saying, `See, he hath brought in to us a man, a Hebrew, to play with us; he hath come in unto me, to lie with me, and I call with a loud voice, 15 and it cometh to pass, when he heareth that I have lifted up my voice and call, that he leaveth his garment near me, and fleeth, and goeth without.' 16 And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house. 17 And she speaketh unto him according to these words, saying, `The Hebrew servant whom thou hast brought unto us, hath come in unto me to play with me; 18 and it cometh to pass, when I lift my voice and call, that he leaveth his garment near me, and fleeth without.' 19 And it cometh to pass when his lord heareth the words of his wife, which she hath spoken unto him, saying, `According to these things hath thy servant done to me,' that his anger burneth; 20 and Joseph's lord taketh him, and putteth him unto the round-house, a place where the king's prisoners `are' bound; and he is there in the round-house. 21 And Jehovah is with Joseph, and stretcheth out kindness unto him, and putteth his grace in the eyes of the chief of the round-house; 22 and the chief of the round-house giveth into the hand of Joseph all the prisoners who `are' in the round-house, and of all that they are doing there, he hath been doer; 23 the chief of the round-house seeth not anything under his hand, because Jehovah `is' with him, and that which he is doing Jehovah is causing to prosper.
  • Exod 20:17 : 17 `Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which `is' thy neighbour's.'
  • Job 31:9 : 9 If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,
  • Ps 119:96 : 96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad `is' Thy command -- exceedingly!
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
  • 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,
  • Rom 7:7-8 : 7 What, then, shall we say? the law `is' sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said: 8 `Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.
  • Rom 7:14 : 14 for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;
  • Matt 7:28-29 : 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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    27`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

  • Prov 6:25-26
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    25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

    26For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

  • Matt 5:29-33
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    30`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

    31`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

    32but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

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    18`Thou dost not commit adultery.

  • Prov 6:32
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  • Exod 20:14
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    14`Thou dost not commit adultery.

  • Jas 2:10-11
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  • Mark 10:11-12
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    29So `is' he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.

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    9`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

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  • Mark 7:21-22
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    21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

    22thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

  • Rom 2:22
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    22thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

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    12`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When any man's wife turneth aside, and hath committed against him a trespass,

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    33Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.

  • John 8:4
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    4they say to him, `Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime -- committing adultery,

  • Num 5:20
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    20and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband --

  • Mark 9:47
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    47And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire --

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    15On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, The wife of his neighbour he hath not defiled,

  • Lev 20:10
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  • Matt 5:38
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  • Ezek 16:32
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    32The wife who committeth adultery -- Under her husband -- doth receive strangers.

  • Matt 19:18
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    25Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.

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

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  • Gal 5:19
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  • Jer 3:2
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    2Lift thine eyes to the high places, and see, Where hast thou not been lain with? On the ways thou hast sat for them, As an Arab in a wilderness, And thou defilest the land, By thy fornications, and by thy wickedness.

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  • Mark 5:32
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    32And he was looking round to see her who did this,

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