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But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.
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"So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it thrown into hell.
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And if your right hand leads you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it go into hell.
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"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice.'
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But I can guarantee that any man who divorces his wife for any reason other than unfaithfulness makes her look as though she has committed adultery. Whoever marries a woman divorced in this way makes himself look as though he has committed adultery.
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"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Never break your oath, but give to the Lord what you swore in an oath to give him.'
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But I tell you don't swear an oath at all. Don't swear an oath by heaven, which is God's throne,
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or by the earth, which is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, which is the city of the great King.
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And don't swear an oath by your head. After all, you cannot make one hair black or white.
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Simply say yes or no. Anything more than that comes from the evil one.
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"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'