notes
Main point summary
One is guilty of adultery if one looks at a someone with adulterous intent. Therefore one should radically separate oneself from sources of impurity.
Arc
editing
NT
Matthew 5:27-30
nasb
“ a You have heard that it was said,
‘ b You shall not commit adultery’;
ideaexplanation
but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman
a with lust for her
actionpurpose
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
conditional
concessive
a If your right eye makes you 1 stumble,
tear it out
and throw it from you;
progression
for it is better for you 2 to lose one of the parts of your body,
3 than for your whole body to be thrown into 4 b hell.
negativepositive
ground
a If your right hand makes you 1 stumble,
cut it off
and throw it from you;
for it is better for you 2 to lose one of the parts of your body,
3 than for your whole body to go into 4 b hell.
series
inference
First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective.
First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective.
discourse
Phrase
Matthew 5:27-30
A. Common Understanding
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’;
B. Kingdom Truth
but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
C. Application
If your right eye makes you stumble,
tear it out and throw it from you;
for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body,
than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
If your right hand makes you stumble,
cut it off and throw it from you;
for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body,
than for your whole body to go into hell.
phrasing