“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’
Parallel translations
- KJV Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
- BSB You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
- NKJV “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
- NASB “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’;
- NLT “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Deut 5:18“You shall not commit adultery.
- Prov 6:32He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
- Exod 20:14“You shall not commit adultery.
- Lev 20:10“‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- Deut 22:22–24If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man who lay with the woman and the woman. So you shall remove the evil from Israel.
- Matt 5:21“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
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