Cross references
Matthew 5:27
You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
- a Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18
Matthew 5:27 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 5:18 (24 votes) and Proverbs 6:32 (16 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Exodus 20 to James 2.
Which verses does Matthew 5:27 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Deuteronomy 5:1824 votes
You shall not commit adultery.
- Proverbs 6:3216 votes
He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
- Exodus 20:1415 votes
You shall not commit adultery.
- Leviticus 20:1010 votes
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 22:22–248 votes
If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her, …
- Matthew 5:214 votes
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Which verses point to Matthew 5:27?
The 10 strongest of 14.