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27 `You have heard that the law says, "Do not commit adultery [have another man or woman who is not your husband or wife]."

28 But I tell you that if a man looks at a woman and he wants her, then he has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29 `If your right eye makes you do wrong, take it out and throw it away. It is better to lose a part of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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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