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"You have heard that it was said, 'You must not be guilty of adultery.'
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But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, in his mind he has already done that sin with the woman.
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If your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
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If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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"It was also said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a written divorce paper.'
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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife forces her to be guilty of adultery. The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if she has sexual relations with another man. And anyone who marries that divorced woman is guilty of adultery.
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"You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, 'Don't break your promises, but keep the promises you make to the Lord.'
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But I tell you, never swear an oath. Don't swear an oath using the name of heaven, because heaven is God's throne.
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Don't swear an oath using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don't swear an oath using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King.
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Don't even swear by your own head, because you cannot make one hair on your head become white or black.
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Say only yes if you mean yes, and no if you mean no. If you say more than yes or no, it is from the Evil One.