Matthew 5:27-30
Christian Standard Bible
Adultery Begins in the Heart
27 “You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery.[a](A) 28 But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(B) 29 If your right eye causes you to sin,(C) gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.(D) 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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- 5:27 Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18
Matthew 5:27-30
New English Translation
Adultery
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’[a] 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.[b] 30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.
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- Matthew 5:27 sn A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18 (5:17 LXX).
- Matthew 5:29 sn On this word here and in the following verse, see the note on the word hell in 5:22.
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