Matthew 5:27 is the twenty-seventh verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse begins the second antithesis: while since Matthew 5:21 the discussion has been on murder, it now moves to adultery.

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

Ye have heard that it was said by them of

old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

The World English Bible translates the passage as:

"You have heard that it was said,

'You shall not commit adultery;'

This verse

This verse references the commandment against adultery stated in Exodus 20:14. This verse follows immediately after the prohibition against murder, and the Sermon follows this same pattern.

References

• Gundry, Robert H. Matthew: a Commentary on his Literary and Theological Art. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982.