¹⁴ but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own^(A) evil desire and enticed. ¹⁵ Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;^(B) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.^(C)

¹⁶ For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,^(A) the lust of the eyes,^(B) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

²⁸ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.^{(A) 29} If your right eye causes you to stumble,^(B) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.