Matthew 5:27 - Plain English Version

²⁷ Jesus said, “You know, the teachers of God’s law tell you this, ‘Don’t sleep with a woman that is not your wife, as if you are married to her.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. [Exod. 20:14; Deut. 5:18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Common English Bible

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said, Don’t commit adultery.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ You have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

Matthew 5:27 Cross References

Matthew 5:21

Jesus said, “You know, the teachers of God’s law tell you what God told the people, a long time ago. They say, ‘Don’t murder anybody. If you murder somebody, then you have to go to court, and the judge will punish you.’

Matthew 5:33

Jesus said to the people, “You know, sometimes people promise something to somebody, and to get people to believe them, they say, ‘by God’. That shows that they want God to punish them if they don’t do it. And the law teachers tell you that God said, ‘If you say, “by God”, then you have to do what you promised.’

Matthew 5:38

Jesus kept on talking to them. He said, “You know, the teachers of God’s law tell you this, ‘If somebody hits your eye and blinds it, then this is the payback, you have to hit one of that person’s eyes and blind it.’ And the teachers of God’s law say, ‘If somebody knocks out your tooth, then this is the payback, you have to knock out one of that person’s teeth.’ That’s what they say.

Matthew 5:43

Jesus said, “You know, those teachers tell you this, ‘Love your friends and hate your enemies.’