Matthew 5:27

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery.

King James Version (1611)
Yee haue heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

English Standard Version
"You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.'

New American Standard Bible
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY';

New Century Version
"You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not be guilty of adultery.'

Amplified Bible
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY';

Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY';

Legacy Standard Bible
"You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery';

Berean Standard Bible
You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'

Contemporary English Version
You know the commandment which says, "Be faithful in marriage."

Complete Jewish Bible
"You have heard that our fathers were told, ‘Do not commit adultery.'

Darby Translation
Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Easy-to-Read Version
"You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not commit adultery.'

George Lamsa Translation
You have heard that it is said, You shall not commit adultery.

Good News Translation
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.'

Lexham English Bible
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.'

Literal Translation
You have heard that it was said to the ancients: "Do not commit adultery." Ex. 20:14; Deut. 5:18

American Standard Version
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Bible in Basic English
You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:

Hebrew Names Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

International Standard Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'You must not commit adultery.'Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18">[fn]Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Murdock Translation
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry.

English Revised Version
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

World English Bible
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Weymouth's New Testament
"You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt not commit adultery.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye han herd that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt `do no letcherie.

Update Bible Version
You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery:

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

New English Translation
"You have heard that it was said, ‘ Do not commit adultery .'

New King James Version
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, [fn] 'You shall not commit adultery.' Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18">[fn]

New Living Translation
"You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.'

New Life Bible
"You have heard that it was said long ago, ‘You must not do sex sins.'

New Revised Standard
"You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Douay-Rheims Bible
You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Revised Standard Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ye haue hearde howe it was sayde to the of olde tyme: Thou shalt not comitt advoutrie.

Young's Literal Translation
`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye haue herde, how it was sayde to them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not committe aduoutrie.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery,"

THE MESSAGE
"You know the next commandment pretty well, too: ‘Don't go to bed with another's spouse.' But don't think you've preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. Your heart can be corrupted by lust even quicker than your body. Those leering looks you think nobody notices—they also corrupt.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Y'all have heard that you shouldn't jack with someone else's Jenny.

Contextual Overview

²⁷ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: ²⁸ But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. ²⁹ And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ³⁰ And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ³¹ It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: ³² But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Bible Verse Review
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Thou: Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 5:18, Deuteronomy 22:22-24, Proverbs 6:32

Reciprocal: Leviticus 18:20 - General Nehemiah 8:8 - and gave the sense Jeremiah 5:8 - every one Ezekiel 22:11 - committed Malachi 2:9 - but Matthew 5:21 - it Luke 7:6 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ye have heard that it was said,.... These forms of speech, as well as what follows,

by them of old time, have been explained, in ver. 21. The law here mentioned,

thou shalt not commit adultery, is recorded in Exodus 20:14 and the meaning of our Lord is, not that the then present Jews had heard that such a law had been delivered "to the ancients", their fathers, at Mount Sinai; for that they could read in their Bibles: but they had received it by tradition, that the sense of it, which had been given to their ancestors, by the ancient doctors of the church, was, that this law is to be taken strictly, as it lies, and only regards the sin of uncleanness in married persons; or, what was strictly adultery, and that actual; so that it had no respect to fornication, or unchaste thoughts, words, or actions, but that single act only.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery - See the notes at Matthew 5:21. Our Saviour in these verses explains the seventh commandment. It is probable that the Pharisees had explained this commandment, as they had the sixth, as extending only to the external act; and that they regarded evil thoughts and a wanton imagination as of little consequence, or as not forbidden by the law. Our Saviour assures them that the commandment did not regard the external act merely, but the secrets of the heart, and the movements of the eye. He declares that they who indulge a wanton desire, that they who look on a woman to increase their lust, have already, in the sight of God, violated the commandment, and committed adultery in the heart. Such was the guilt of David, whose deep and awful crime fully shows the danger of indulging in evil desires, and in the rovings of a wanton eye. See 2 Samuel 11:0; Psalms 51:0. See also 2 Peter 2:14. So exceeding strict and broad is the law of God! And so heinous in his sight axe thoughts and feelings which may be forever concealed from the world!

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 5:27. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old — By the ancients, τοις αρχαιοις, is omitted by nearly a hundred MSS., and some of them of the very greatest antiquity and authority; also by the Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Gothic, and Sclavonian versions; by four copies of the old Itala; and by Origen, Cyril, Theophylact, Euthymius, and Hilary. On this authority Wetstein and Griesbach have left it out of the text.