Matthew 5:27-30

Lust

27 ¹"You have heard that it was said, ²'You shall not commit adultery.'

28 But I say to you that ³everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29 ⁴If your right eye ⁵causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into ⁶hell.

30 ⁷And if your right hand ⁸causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ⁹hell.

Cross References

• 1. See ver. 21
• 2. Cited from Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
• 3. Job 31:1; Proverbs 6:25; [2 Samuel 11:2]
• 4. Matthew 18:8, 9; Mark 9:43-48
• 5. [Matthew 13:41; Luke 17:1]
• 6. Matthew 10:28; Matthew 23:15, 33; Luke 12:5; [ver. 22]
• 7. [See ver. 29 above]
• 8. [See ver. 29 above]
• 9. [See ver. 29 above]