Matthew 5:27-28

You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 5 · Words of Christ are set in red.

3 songs meet this passage

  • “My husband is cheating, I want to kill him”

    Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) · Taylor Swift

    strains against Matthew 5:27-28

    Jesus locates adultery in the heart before the act; the song lingers inside that wreckage without naming it as wrong, just painful.

  • “I knew it I was already gone”

    Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else · Benson Boone

    strains against Matthew 5:28

    The narrator's heart has already wandered before anything happens outwardly, echoing Jesus' point that unfaithfulness often begins internally, long before action.

  • “You ain't buyin' in? Just keep watchin”

    Just Keep Watching · Tate McRae

    strains against Matthew 5:28

    The song actively invites objectifying attention as its whole premise, the opposite posture of guarding one's heart and gaze.

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