Matthew 5:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:2820 words
ἐγὼegōI
δὲdeand / but
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
πᾶςpasall / every
ὁhothe
βλέπωνblepōnbehold, beware, lie
γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸtothe
ἐπιθυμῆσαιepithymēsaicovet, desire, would fain
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἤδηēdēalready, (even) now (already), by this time
ἐμοίχευσενemoicheusencommit adultery
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
καρδίᾳkardiaheart
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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