Keluaran 20:14

20:14 “You shall not commit adultery. ¹ 

Matius 5:27-30

Adultery

5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ ²  5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell. ³  5:30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

[20:14]  ¹ sn This is a sin against the marriage of a fellow citizen – it destroys the home. The Law distinguished between adultery (which had a death penalty) and sexual contact with a young woman (which carried a monetary fine and usually marriage if the father was willing). So it distinguished fornication and adultery. Both were sins, but the significance of each was different. In the ancient world this sin is often referred to as “the great sin.”

[5:27]  ² sn A quotation from Exod 20:14; Deut 5:17.

[5:29]  ³ sn On this word here and in the following verse, see the note on the word hell in 5:22.