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Matthew 5:26-28
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 5:26-28
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
26 Truly I say to you, you will by no means come out from there until you pay the last quadrans[a].
Some Say Do Not Commit Adultery. I Say Do Not Desire Another Woman
27 “You heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit-adultery’. 28 But I say to you that everyone looking-at a woman so-as to desire[b] her already committed-adultery-with her in his heart.
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- Matthew 5:26 This is the smallest Roman coin, 1/64th of a denarius (a day’s wage). That is, once you enter the judicial system, this world’s or God’s, the full penalty must be paid.
- Matthew 5:28 so as to desire. This expresses the purpose of the looking.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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