Matthew 5:27

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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

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“You shall not commit adultery.

He who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself.

And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.

“If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death.

“You have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.’

“Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

“ ‘Neither shall you commit adultery.