DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY

Passage: Matthew 5:27-32

Key verse: 27,28

NIV

Adultery

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[a](A) 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(B) 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(C) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(D) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Divorce

31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[b](E) 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(F)

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Footnotes
  1. Matthew 5:27 Exodus 20:14
  2. Matthew 5:31 Deut. 24:1
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ESV

Lust

27 (A)“You have heard that it was said, (B)‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that (C)everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 (D)If your right eye (E)causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into (F)hell. 30 (G)And if your right hand (H)causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into (I)hell.

Divorce

31 (J)“It was also said, (K)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 (L)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and (M)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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1. Sexual immorality (27-30)

God made sex for a good purpose--to create a fruitful and blessed union between a man and a woman. Sex outside of marriage is sin; lustful thoughts, sexual fantasies and pornography corrupt the heart and corrupt society. If gouging out an eye could uproot lust from the heart, then we should do it, for it is better to lose an eye than to go to hell. But surgery on our body parts does not solve our sin problem. Only Jesus' gospel applied to our hearts by the Holy Spirit can set us free from sin and make us pure.

2. Divorce (31-32)

Jesus teaches that divorce only sets the stage for adultery. God said, 'I hate divorce' (Mal 2:16a). Divorce is not an option for believers; but in a sinful world, divorce happens. Those who divorce and remarry must receive God's forgiveness and live by God's grace as forgiven sinners.

Prayer: Lord, I am too weak to overcome temptations around and within me. Wash me, Lord Jesus, and make me pure.

One Word: Avoid sexual immorality