Matthew 5:28 KJV

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Thou and Ye

  • you 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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Thompson Chains

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  • LustLink 2 of 8 · next Romans 13:14

Harmony of the Gospels

Cross References

  • James 1:14–15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. …
  • Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
  • Proverbs 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  • 2 Samuel 11:2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
  • 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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Topics

  • Adultery General scriptures concerning Adultery
  • Chastity General scriptures concerning Chastity
  • Commandments Precepts of Jesus. explicitly stated, or implied in didactic discourse
  • Continence General scriptures concerning Continence
  • Imagination General scriptures concerning Imagination

Timeline

Greek and Strong’s

  • But δὲ de δέ Conjunction
  • I Ἐγὼ Egō ἐγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
  • say λέγω legō λέγω Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
  • unto you ὑμῖν hymin Pronoun · second person, dative plural ὑμῖν hymîn
  • That Ὅτι Hoti ὅτι Conjunction
  • whosoever πᾶς pas πᾶς Adjective · nominative masculine singular
  • looketh ὁ ho Pronoun · nominative masculine singular βλέπων blepōn βλέπω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine singular
  • on a woman γυναῖκα gynaika γυνή Noun · accusative feminine singular
  • to πρὸς pros πρός Preposition
  • lust after τὸ to Pronoun · accusative neuter singular ἐπιθυμῆσαι epithymēsai ἐπιθυμέω Verb · aorist active infinitive
  • her αὐτὴν autēn αὐτός Pronoun · third person, accusative feminine singular
  • hath committed adultery ἐμοίχευσεν emoicheusen μοιχεύω Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
  • with her αὐτὴν autēn αὐτός Pronoun · third person, accusative feminine singular
  • already ἤδη ēdē ἤδη Adverb
  • in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
  • his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
  • heart τῇ tē Article · dative feminine singular καρδίᾳ kardia καρδία Noun · dative feminine singular

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

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