But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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Gill's Exposition
But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman,.... Many and severe are the prohibitions of the Jews, concerning looking upon a woman, which they aggravate as a very great sin: they say (k), it…
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery - See the notes at Mat 5:21. Our Saviour in these verses explains the seventh commandment. It is probable that the…
We have here an exposition of the seventh commandment, given us by the same hand that made the law, and therefore was fittest to be the interpreter of it: it is the law against uncleanness, which…
Cambridge Bible
(β) Adultery, 27 32.
28. to lust after heri. e. "with a view to lust after her."
in his heart Contrast with the pure in heart, Mat 5:5.
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