Matthew 5:25-34

English Standard Version

²⁵^(A)Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. ²⁶Truly, I say to you, ^(B)you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.^[a]

Lust

²⁷^(C)“You have heard that it was said, ^(D)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ²⁸But I say to you that ^(E)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹^(F)If your right eye ^(G)causes 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 ^(H)hell. ³⁰^(I)And if your right hand ^(J)causes 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 ^(K)hell.

Divorce

³¹^(L)“It was also said, ^(M)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ³²^(N)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^(O)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³“Again ^(P)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(Q)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(R)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(S)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(T)it is the throne of God,