Matthew 5:28

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Key words: epithymeō blepō moicheuō kardia gynē

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English	Original word	Root	#
But	de δὲ	de	32
I	egō ἐγὼ	egō	6
say	legō λέγω	legō	17
unto you	hymin ὑμῖν	hymin	21
That	hoti ὅτι	hoti	33
whosoever	pas πᾶς	pas	14
looketh	blepōn βλέπων	blepō	5
on a woman	gynaika γυναῖκα	gynē	3
to	pros πρὸς	pros	2
lust after	epithymēsai ἐπιθυμῆσαι	epithymeō	1
her	autēs αὐτῆς	autos	70
hath committed adultery	emoicheusen ἐμοίχευσεν	moicheuō	3
with her	autēn αὐτὴν	autos	70
already	ēdē ἤδη	ēdē	1
in	en ἐν	en	40
his	autou αὐτοῦ	autos	70
heart	kardia καρδίᾳ	kardia	3

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S-27 Proverbs 6:20-35

Cross-references 16

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I say unto you 2

Matthew 5:22, 39 Matthew 5:22Matthew 5:39
22But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, "Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, "You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.
39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
Matthew 7:28-29 Matthew 7:28Matthew 7:29
28And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her 9

Genesis 34:2
2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her.
Genesis 39:7
7And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."
Exodus 20:17
17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
2 Samuel 11:2
2Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.
Job 31:1, 9
1"I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?
9"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,
Proverbs 6:25 S-27 Proverbs 6:20-35
25Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
James 1:14-15
14But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
2 Peter 2:14
14having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.
1 John 2:16
16For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world.

hath committed adultery with her already in his heart 2

Psalms 119:96
96I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Romans 7:7-8, 14
7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." 8But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead.
14For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.