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Matthew 5:27

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¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
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  1. Deuteronomy 5:18Rank 1 from verse 27
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    18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

  2. Proverbs 6:32Rank 2 from verse 27
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    32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

  3. Exodus 20:14Rank 3 from verse 27
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    14Thou shalt not commit adultery.

  4. Leviticus 20:10Rank 4 from verse 27
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    10¶ And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  5. Deuteronomy 22:22–24Rank 5 from verse 27
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    22¶ If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.

    23¶ If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

    24Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

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Matthew 5:27

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

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

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28But 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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