Adultery
Matthew 5:27
In 9 translations
- BSB
- You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
- KJV
- ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
- WEB
- “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’TR adds “to the ancients”.
- ASV
- Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
- LSV
- You heard that it was said to the ancients: You will not commit adultery;
- YLT
- 'Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;
- DBY
- Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- DRC
- You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- GNV
- Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include τοῖς ἀρχαίοις (“to the ancients”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἐρρέθη: Tyndale House: ἐρρήθη.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη· Οὐ μοιχεύσεις.
- RP2018
- Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη, Οὐ μοιχεύσεις·
- TR-Boyd
- Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη τοῖς ἀρχαίοις, Οὐ μοιχεύσεις·
- SCR1894
- ηκουσατε οτι ερρεθη τοις αρχαιοις ου μοιχευσεις
Who and where
◆ Sermon on the Mount
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Sermon on the mountSermon on the Plain, TheSermonJudaismDivorce in the New TestamentContinenceBeg; Beggar; BeggingSin (1)AccommodationEvil
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 5:18You shall not commit adultery.
- Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
- Exodus 20:14You shall not commit adultery.
- Leviticus 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.
- Deuteronomy 22:22–24If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man…
- Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).