Matthew 5:28-41

English Standard Version

²⁸But I say to you that ^(A)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹^(B)If your right eye ^(C)causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into ^(D)hell. ³⁰^(E)And if your right hand ^(F)causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into ^(G)hell.

Divorce

³¹^(H)“It was also said, ^(I)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ³²^(J)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^(K)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

³³“Again ^(L)you have heard that it was said to those of old, ^(M)‘You shall not swear falsely, but ^(N)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, ^(O)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for ^(P)it is the throne of God, ³⁵or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is ^(Q)the city of the great King. ³⁶And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. ³⁷Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; ^(R)anything more than this comes from evil.^[a]

Retaliation

³⁸^(S)“You have heard that it was said, ^(T)‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹But I say to you, ^(U)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(V)if anyone ^(W)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰And ^(X)if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,^[b] let him have your cloak as well. ⁴¹And if anyone ^(Y)forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.