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6/28/2025, 1:19:11 AM
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He's trying to deceive you and make you doubt God's Word. A typical tactic from satan and his followers.
"did the bible originally only say that looking at a married woman lustfully is a sin?"
The short answer is: no – in the Greek of Matthew 5:28 Jesus isn’t talking only about a married woman, but any woman.
1. The Greek simply says “γυναῖκα” (gunaika), “a woman,” without specifying her marital status. Every major English version renders it “a woman” (KJV, ESV, NIV, etc.), not “a married woman.”
2. What makes it an extension of the adultery commandment is the principle behind it. Under Sinai the prohibition was against sexual relations with another man’s wife (Ex 20:14–17). Jesus takes that one step deeper—if lustful desire in your heart equals adultery, it doesn’t matter whether she’s married or not; the sin is in the lust itself.
3. So the original New Testament text doesn’t carve out an exception for single women. Jesus’ point is that the root of adultery is not merely the physical act but the internal attitude of lust toward anyone who is not your spouse.
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Beyond Matthew 5, Hebrew thought already valued “making a covenant with one’s eyes” (Job 31:1) to guard against lust. In other words, the Bible everywhere calls Christians to purity of heart, not just purity of one’s actions.
He's trying to deceive you and make you doubt God's Word. A typical tactic from satan and his followers.
"did the bible originally only say that looking at a married woman lustfully is a sin?"
The short answer is: no – in the Greek of Matthew 5:28 Jesus isn’t talking only about a married woman, but any woman.
1. The Greek simply says “γυναῖκα” (gunaika), “a woman,” without specifying her marital status. Every major English version renders it “a woman” (KJV, ESV, NIV, etc.), not “a married woman.”
2. What makes it an extension of the adultery commandment is the principle behind it. Under Sinai the prohibition was against sexual relations with another man’s wife (Ex 20:14–17). Jesus takes that one step deeper—if lustful desire in your heart equals adultery, it doesn’t matter whether she’s married or not; the sin is in the lust itself.
3. So the original New Testament text doesn’t carve out an exception for single women. Jesus’ point is that the root of adultery is not merely the physical act but the internal attitude of lust toward anyone who is not your spouse.
—
Beyond Matthew 5, Hebrew thought already valued “making a covenant with one’s eyes” (Job 31:1) to guard against lust. In other words, the Bible everywhere calls Christians to purity of heart, not just purity of one’s actions.
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