Matthew 5:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Read Matthew 5:28 in the flow of Matthew5 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Matthew5 to see the surrounding context.
“But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“but I--I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 5:28 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
- Exodus 20:17You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- Job 31:1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
- Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
- Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
- Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
- Matthew 7:28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
- Romans 7:7What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
- Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- 2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
- 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).