Matthew 5:27 KJV

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

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person
  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 5:18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
  • Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
  • Deuteronomy 22:22–24 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. …
  • Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
  • Leviticus 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

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Greek and Strong’s

  • Ye have heard Ἠκούσατε Ēkousate ἀκούω Verb · aorist active indicative, second person plural
  • that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
  • it was said ἐρρέθη errethē Verb · aorist passive indicative, third person singular ῥέω rhéō
  • by them of old time τοῖς tois Article · dative masculine plural ἀρχαίοις archaiois ἀρχαῖος Adjective · dative masculine plural
  • Thou shalt μοιχεύω moicheúō
  • not Οὐ Ou οὐ Adverb
  • commit adultery μοιχεύσεις moicheuseis μοιχεύω Verb · future active indicative, second person singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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