Matthew 5:28

New International Reader's Version

But here is what I tell you. Do not even look at a woman in the wrong way. Anyone who does has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Cross References

Genesis 34:2

Hamor, the Hivite, was the ruler of that area. When his son Shechem saw Dinah, he took her and raped her.

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman taking a bath. She was very beautiful.

Job 31:1

“I made an agreement with my eyes. I promised not to look at a young woman with impure thoughts.

Job 31:9

“Suppose my heart has been tempted by a woman. Or suppose I’ve prowled around my neighbor’s home.

Psalm 119:96

I’ve learned that everything has its limits. But your commands are perfect. They are always there when I need them.

Exodus 20:17

“Do not want to have anything your neighbor owns. Do not want to have your neighbor’s house, wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey.”

Proverbs 6:25

Don’t hunger in your heart after her beauty. Don’t let her eyes capture you.

Ezekiel 23:16

As soon as she saw the pictures, she longed for the men. So she sent messengers to them in Babylon.

Leviticus 18:20

“ ‘Do not have sex with your neighbor’s wife. That would make you “unclean.”

Matthew 15:19

Evil thoughts come out of a person’s heart. So do murder, adultery, and other sexual sins. And so do stealing, false witness, and telling lies about others.

Matthew 5:22

But here is what I tell you. Do not be angry with a brother or sister. Anyone who is angry with them will be judged. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ must stand trial in court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire in hell.

Matthew 5:39

But here is what I tell you. Do not fight against an evil person. Suppose someone slaps you on your right cheek. Turn your other cheek to them also.

Romans 7:14

We know that the law is holy. But I am not. I have been sold to be a slave of sin.

Deuteronomy 22:22

Suppose a man is seen sleeping with another man’s wife. Then the man and the woman must both die. Get rid of those evil people.

2 Peter 2:14

They stare at women who are not their wives. They want to sleep with them. They never stop sinning. They trap those who are not firm in their faith. They have mastered the art of getting what they want. God has placed them under his judgment.

1 John 2:16

Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful desires want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They take pride in what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. None of it comes from the Father.