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"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
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But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
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And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
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"Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
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But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.
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"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'
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But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
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nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
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Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
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But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.