Matthew 5:28

Which verses does Matthew 5:28 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. James 1:14–1529 votes

   But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

2. 1 John 2:1629 votes

   For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

3. Proverbs 6:2524 votes

   Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

4. Exodus 20:1720 votes

   You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

5. 2 Samuel 11:217 votes

   One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

6. Job 31:114 votes

   “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

7. Genesis 34:210 votes

   When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

8. 2 Peter 2:1410 votes

   Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

9. Romans 7:7–88 votes

   What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

10. Job 31:97 votes

    If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,

11. Romans 7:145 votes
12. Genesis 39:7–234 votes
13. Psalm 119:963 votes
14. Matthew 5:223 votes

    But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

15. Matthew 5:393 votes

    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

16. Matthew 7:28–293 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 5:28?

The 10 strongest of 41.

• Job 31:1 31
• Matthew 7:24 14
• Psalm 119:37 13
• Psalm 101:3 12
• Exodus 20:14 10
• 2 Samuel 11:2 10
• James 1:14 10
• 1 John 2:16 10
• Proverbs 6:25 9
• Matthew 5:32 8