Matthew 5:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’”
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BSBPD
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 5:27 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.
- Leviticus 20:10If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 5:18You shall not commit adultery.
- Deuteronomy 22:22If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
- Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
- Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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