Duties Toward Others
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Ten Commandments · 4 verses
The seventh commandment protects the marriage covenant and sexual purity. Adultery violates the sacred bond between husband and wife, breaking faith and destroying trust. Jesus extended this commandment to include lustful thoughts: whoever looks upon another with desire has already committed adultery in the heart. This commandment safeguards the family, protects children, and honors the divine design for human sexuality within the covenant of marriage.
Scripture References
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”