Deuteronomy 22:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

People of Israel, if a man is caught having sex with someone else's wife, you must put them both to death. That way, you will get rid of the evil they have done in Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:5

But later, when she found out that she was going to have a baby, she sent someone to David with this message: “I'm pregnant!”

Ezekiel 16:38

I will find you guilty of being an unfaithful wife and a murderer, and in my fierce anger I will sentence you to death!

Leviticus 20:10

If any of you men have sex with another man's wife, both you and the woman will be put to death.

Matthew 5:27

You know the commandment which says, “Be faithful in marriage.”

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Don't you know that evil people won't have a share in the blessings of God's kingdom? Don't fool yourselves! No one who is immoral or worships idols or is unfaithful in marriage or is a pervert or behaves like a homosexual

Hebrews 13:4

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.