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Deuteronomy 5:18

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You shall not commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 5:18 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB “You shall not commit adultery.
  • KJV Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
  • NKJV ‘You shall not commit adultery.
  • NASB ‘You shall not commit adultery.
  • NLT “You must not commit adultery.

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Quick answer

You shall not commit adultery. The seventh commandment protects the sanctity of marriage.

Overview

God forbids violating the marriage bond, guarding faithfulness and the covenant of husband and wife. Marriage reflects God's faithful love for his people. Jesus extends the command to lustful intent, and marriage ultimately pictures Christ's covenant love for his church (Matthew 5:27-28, Ephesians 5:31-32).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 6

  • Exod 20:14You shall not commit adultery.
  • Luke 18:20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
  • Lev 20:10If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
  • Matt 5:27–28You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
  • Jas 2:10–11Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
  • Prov 6:32–33He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (7)
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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Deuteronomy videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Deuteronomy 5:18YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on DeuteronomyMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).

How Deuteronomy 5:18 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Neither shalt thou commit adulteryנָאַף
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