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27  You have heard akouō that hoti it was said legō, ‘ You shall not ou commit moicheuō adultery .’ 28 But de I egō say legō to you hymeis that hoti whoever pas · ho looks blepō at a woman gynē to pros · ho lust epithumeō after her autos has already ēdē committed moicheuō adultery with her autos in en · ho his autos heart kardia. 29 If ei · de · ho your sy right dexios eye ophthalmos · ho causes skandalizō you sy to sin, gouge exaireō it autos out and kai throw ballō it away apo from you sy, for gar it is better sympherō for you sy to hina lose apollymi a heis · ho part melos of your sy body than kai mē to have your sy whole holos · ho body sōma thrown ballō into eis hell geenna.

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Adultery

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[a](A) 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(B) 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(C) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:27 Exodus 20:14