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Matthew 5:28

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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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  1. Matthew 5:26

    Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

  2. Matthew 5:27

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

  3. Matthew 5:29

    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.

  4. Matthew 5:30

    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.

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