Matthew 5:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery - See the notes at Matthew 5:21 . Our Saviour in these verses explains the seventh commandment. It is probable...
Matthew 5:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:27 f. Adultery. Jesus again extends the scope of the prohibition from actions to thoughts. There is so mething more here than the seventh or even the tenth commandment, where the coveti...
Matthew 5:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

whosoever . every one that. looketh . keeps looking See App-133. a woman . a married woman.
Matthew 5:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

28. Whoever shall look upon a woman. The design of Christ was to condemn generally the lust of the flesh. He says, that not only those who have seduced their neighbors’ wives, but those who...
Matthew 5:28 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1303 OUR LORD’S EXPOSITION OF THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT Matthew 5:27-28 . Ye have heard that it was said by [to] them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you,...
Matthew 5:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her - Επιθυμησαι αυτην, earne...
Matthew 5:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ye have heard, &c.— What has been hitherto said refers to meekness; what now follows, to purity of heart. Dr. Lightfoot, to explain the opinion of the Jewish doctors, respecting the duty of...
Matthew 5:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a women to lust af...
Matthew 5:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount John 5:1 to John 7:29 . The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20 . This sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke ( Luke 6:20 ), that it is best to regard t...
Matthew 5:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To lust after her. — The intent is more strongly marked in the Greek than in the English. It is not the passing glance, not even the momentary impulse of desire, but the continued gaze by which the...
Matthew 5:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Matthew 5:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Pure Eyes and Clean Speech Matthew 5:27-37 The legislation of the old time insisted that no member of the commonwealth should commit adultery, and enforced terrible penalties. See Deuteronomy...
Matthew 5:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggesti...
Matthew 5:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! do not fail to observe the spiritual nature of the law of GOD. It is not limited to actions, but includes thoughts. The heart is the forge where all actions are worked. And whether they be br...
Matthew 5:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman ,.... Many and severe are the prohibitions of the Jews, concerning looking upon a woman, which they aggravate as a very great sin: they say k, i...
Matthew 5:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Ver. 28. But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lu...
Matthew 5:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye have heard , &c. Jesus now proceeds in his sermon to the seventh commandment, the true interpretation of which he gives us. Thou shalt not commit adultery This, as well as the sixth command...
Matthew 5:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him w...
Matthew 5:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto...
Matthew 5:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The scope of our Saviour in these verses is the very same as in the verses immediately preceding, viz. to correct the jejune interpretation which the Pharisees had put upon the Divine law, and to sho...
Matthew 5:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Five Fuller Applications of the Law (5:21-43). In order to bring home what His disciples' approach to the Law should be Jesus selects five pivotal aspects of the Law, and expands on them and expla...
Matthew 5:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT The aim and contents of the “ Sermon .”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and...
Matthew 5:28 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 5:1-2 . And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,- Our Saviour soon gather...
Matthew 5:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upo...
Matthew 5:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

In his heart. The heart or will is, in man, the seat of virtue or vice. I. Actions must be our invariable touchstone of truth whilst we sojourn in this state of imperfect knowledge and comparat...
Matthew 5:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes ; i.e. those spoken of in Matthew 4:25 —the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. He went up . From the lower groun...
Matthew 5:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A lesson from the Sixth Commandment:
Matthew 5:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:16 ; 2 Peter 2:14 ; 2 Samuel 11:2 ; Exodus 20:17 ; Genesis 34:2 ; Genesis 39:7 ; James 1:14 ; James 1:15 ; Job 31:1 ; Job 31:9 ; Matthew 5:22 ; Matthew 5:39 ; Matthew 7:28 ; Ma...
Matthew 5:28 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:1-42 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great...

Matthew 5:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 5:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 5:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 5:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 5:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 5:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 5:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 5:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 5:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 5:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 5:28 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 5:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 5:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 5:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 5:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 5:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 5:28 - Wells of Living Water Commentary