New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:27-32

27“You have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191that it was saidG3004, ‘You shall not commitμοιχεύσεις.moicheuseisG3431adulteryG3431’;

28but I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who looksβλέπωνblepōnG991at a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135with lustἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaiG1937for her has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235committedG3431adulteryἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431with her in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

29IfεἰeiG1487your rightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788makesG4624youstumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,tearἔξελεexeleG1807it out and throwβάλεbaleG906it from you; for it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youto loseἀπόληταιapolētaiG622oneἓνhenG1520of the partsμελῶνmelōnG3196of your body,thanμὴmēG2532 G3361for your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to be thrownβληθῇblēthēaG906intohellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30IfεἰeiG1487your rightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495makesG4624youstumbleσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it offG1581and throwβάλεbaleG906it from you; for it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for youto lose oneἓνhenG1520of the partsμελῶνmelōnG3196of your body,thanμὴmēG2532 G3361for your wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983to goἀπέλθῃ.¶apelthēG565intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31“It was saidG3004, ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302sendsG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135awayG630,let him giveδότωdotōG1325her a certificateG647of divorceἀποστάσιον.apostasionG647’;

32but I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whodivorcesG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for thereasonλόγουlogouG3056of unchastityπορνείαςporneiasG4202,makesποιεῖpoieiG4160her commitG3431adulteryG3431;and whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437marriesγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060adivorcedG630womanG1135commitsG3429adulteryμοιχᾶται.¶moichataiG3429.

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