King James Version

Matthew 5:28

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “her” (αὐτὴν) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “her” (αὐτῆς) before already here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγωlegōsayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatπᾶςpaswhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.whosoeverὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βλέπωνblepōnlookethβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “looketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.lookethγυναῖκαgunaikaon a womanγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “on a woman”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “a woman”.on a womanπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaito lust afterἐπιθυμέω (epithumeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to lust after”, a single actionG1937I long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon.This verse uses “lust after”.lust afterαὐτὴνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herἤδηēdēalreadyἤδηadverb — “already”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “already”.alreadyἐμοίχευσενemoicheusento commit adulteryμοιχεύω (moicheuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to commit adultery”, a single actionG3431I commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man).αὐτὴνautēnhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῆςautēsherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I — I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

but I — I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

World English Bible

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart .

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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