Matthew 5:28

Matthew 5:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
• New International Version (NIV)But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Context of Matthew 5:28

26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 27Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matthew 5:28 word by word

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτὴν ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• whosoeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
• lookethβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• on a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• lust afterἐπιθυμέωepithumeō · to long forG1937
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• hath committed adulteryμοιχεύωmoicheuō · to commit adulteryG3431
• alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Matthew 5:28

• Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
• Matthew 7:28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
• Genesis 34:2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
• Genesis 39:7And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
• Exodus 20:17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
• 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
• Job 31:1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I look upon a maid?
• Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
• James 1:14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
• 2 Peter 2:14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
• 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
• Psalms 119:96I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
• Romans 7:7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

Commentaries on Matthew 5:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her - , earnestly to covet her. The verb, , is undoubtedly used here by our Lord, in the sense of coveting through the influence of impure desire. The word is used in precisely the same sense, on the same subject, by Herodotus, book the first, near the end. I will give the passage, but I dare not translate it. To the learned reader it will justify my translation, and the unlearned must take my word…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-32Verses 27-32 Victory over the desires of the heart, must be attended with painful exertions. But it must be done. Every thing is bestowed to save us from our sins, not in them. All our senses and powers must be kept from those things which lead to transgression. Those who lead others into temptation to sin, by dress or in other ways, or leave them in it, or expose them to it, make themselves guilty of their sin, and will be accountable for it. If painful…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-30The righteousness of Jesus exposes sin beyond only outward actions. He shows the true purpose of the law.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her--with the intent to do so, as the same expression is used in Mt 6:1; or, with the full consent of his will, to feed thereby his unholy desires. hath committed adultery with her already in his heart--We are not to suppose, from the word here used--"adultery"--that our Lord means to restrict the breach of this commandment to married persons, or to criminal intercourse with such. The…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 5:28

• Adultery
• Chastity
• Commandments
• Continence
• Imagination
• Instruction
• Judaism
• Law
• Lust
• Religion
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Communication
• Despitefully
• Enemy
• Fornication
• Forswear
• Gift
• Hunger
• Inherit
• Jot

Commentaries on Matthew 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings