Matthew 5:28
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28 But I say to you that whoever (A)looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Matthew 5:28
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28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)
Proverbs 6:25
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25 (A)Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
Proverbs 6:25
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25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes.
1 John 2:16
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16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (A)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
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1 John 2:16
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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.
James 1:14-15
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14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, (A)when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, (B)brings forth death.
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James 1:14-15
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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)
Exodus 20:17
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17 (A)“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; (B)you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Exodus 20:17
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17 “You shall not covet(A) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
2 Samuel 11:2
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2 Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed (A)and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he (B)saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.
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2 Samuel 11:2
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2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,
Job 31:1
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Job 31:1
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Romans 7:7-8
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Sin’s Advantage in the Law
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, (A)I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, (B)“You shall not covet.” 8 But (C)sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For (D)apart from the law sin was dead.
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Romans 7:7-8
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(E) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(F)
Footnotes
- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
Genesis 34:2
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2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he (A)took her and lay with her, and violated her.
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Genesis 34:2
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2 When Shechem(A) son of Hamor(B) the Hivite,(C) the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.(D)
2 Peter 2:14
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14 having eyes full of [a]adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. (A)They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Lit. an adulteress
2 Peter 2:14
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14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce(A) the unstable;(B) they are experts in greed(C)—an accursed brood!(D)
Job 31:9
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9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
Job 31:9
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Romans 7:14
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14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, (A)sold under sin.
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Romans 7:14
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Psalm 119:96
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96 (A)I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Psalm 119:96
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96 To all perfection I see a limit,
but your commands are boundless.(A)
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