Matthew 5:28

28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman 1with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:28 In-Context

26 "Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent.
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY ';
28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 "If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
30 "If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Samuel 11:2-5; Job 31:1; Matthew 15:19; James 1:14, 15
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