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Matthew 5:28
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Matthew 5:28
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28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)
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Matthew 5:28
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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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Proverbs 6:25
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25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes,(A)
Proverbs 6:25
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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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1 John 2:16
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16 for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.
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1 John 2:16
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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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James 1:14-15
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14 But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; 15 then, when desire has conceived, it engenders sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.(A)
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James 1:14-15
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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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Exodus 20:17
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17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(A)
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Exodus 20:17
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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.”
Job 31:1
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Job 31:1
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31 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
how, then, could I look upon a virgin?(A)
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Job 31:1
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2 Samuel 11:2
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2 Samuel 11:2
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2 It happened, late one afternoon when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.(A)
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2 Samuel 11:2
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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,
Genesis 34:2
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Genesis 34:2
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2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the region, saw her, he seized her and lay with her by force.
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Genesis 34:2
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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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2 Peter 2:14
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14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
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- 2.14 Gk adulteress; or longing for an adulteress
2 Peter 2:14
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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)
Romans 7:7-8
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Romans 7:7-8
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The Law and Sin
7 What then are we to say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”(A) 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law sin lies dead.(B)
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Romans 7:7-8
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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)
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- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
Romans 7:14
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Romans 7:14
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The Inner Conflict
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin.[a]
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- 7.14 Gk sold under sin
Romans 7:14
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Romans 7:14
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Job 31:9
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Job 31:9
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9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman
and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,(A)
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Job 31:9
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Psalm 119:96
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Psalm 119:96
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96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Psalm 119:96
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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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