Matthew 5:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:28 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:28 — KJV
“But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
— Matthew 5:28 (KJV)
Matthew 5:28 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:28
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:28: say, after, hath
“When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:28: say, lust, after
“They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:28: say, after, hath
“And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:28: after, hath, committed
“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:28: say, after, hath
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