Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: You shall not Commit adultery – Episode 772
Matthew 5:21
״שְׁמַעְתֶּם כִּי נֶאֱמַר לָרִאשׁוֹנִים ׳לֹא תִּרְצַח׳, וְ׳כָל רוֹצֵחַ חַיָּב לַעֲמֹד לְדִין׳.
Matthew 19:18
19:18 שָׁאַל הָאִישׁ׃ ״אֵיזֶה?״ הֵשִׁיב יֵשׁוּעַ׃ ״לֹא תִּרְצַח, לֹא תִּנְאַף, לֹא תִּגְנֹב, לֹא–תַעֲנֶה בְּרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר,
Mark 10:19
10:19 אֶת הַמִּצְווֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ׃ ׳לֹא תִרְצַח, לֹא תִנְאַף, לֹא תִגְנֹב, לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר, לֹא תַּעֲשֹׁק, כַּבֵּד אֶת–אָבִיךָ וְאֶת–אִמֶּךָ.׳״
Luke 18:20
18:20 אֶת הַמִּצְווֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ׃ ׳לֹא תִנְאַף, לֹא תִרְצַח, לֹא תִגְנֹב, לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר, כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ׳.״
Romans 13:9
13:9 הֵן הַמִּצְווֹת ״לֹא תִנְאַף״, ״לֹא תִרְצַח״, ״לֹא תִגְנֹב״, ״לֹא תַחְמֹד״, וְכָל מִצְוָה אַחֶרֶת, כְּלוּלוֹת בַּמַּאֲמָר ״וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ.״
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Matthew 5:21
5:21 “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ (NASB)
Matthew 19:18
19:18 Then he said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS; (NASB)
Mark 10:19
10:19 “You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’ ” (NASB)
Luke 18:20
18:20 “You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’ ” (NASB)
Romans 13:9
13:9 For this, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” (NASB)
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Yeshua’s reaffirmation of the command against adultery (Matt. 5:27-28; 19:18; Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9) directly reflects the Torah’s foundational prohibition. The New Testament intensifies the Torah’s ethic by addressing not only the physical act but the inward desires that lead to it.
– Torah parallels –
- Exodus 20:14: The seventh commandment plainly prohibits adultery as a core covenant requirement.
- Deuteronomy 5:18: Moses restates the prohibition against adultery in the renewed covenant at Moab.
- Leviticus 18:20: Israel is forbidden from lying with a neighbor’s spouse, reinforcing the seriousness of marital fidelity.
- Leviticus 20:10: Adultery is treated as a capital offense, showing its gravity within the covenant community.
- Numbers 5:11–31: The jealousy ordinance underscores the sanctity of marriage and God’s concern for marital faithfulness.
- Deuteronomy 22:22: Clear legal consequences are given for adultery, emphasizing justice and the protection of covenant households.
– Context Synthesis –
The Torah presents adultery as a direct violation of covenant loyalty, family integrity, and the holiness God requires of His people. Its laws protect marriage as a sacred institution rooted in God’s design. Yeshua and the New Testament writers uphold this command while expanding its scope to include the heart, teaching that lustful intent is itself a breach of covenant faithfulness. This continuity shows that the New Testament does not replace the Torah’s ethic but deepens it by addressing the internal moral condition that precedes outward sin.
– Core Insight –
The command against adultery is grounded in the Torah’s vision of marriage as a covenantal bond reflecting God’s faithfulness. Yeshua reveals that true obedience requires purity of heart, not merely avoidance of the physical act, calling disciples to an inner fidelity that aligns with God’s original intent for holiness and relational integrity. This is how Yeshua taught Torah in the NT, the Torah has not passed away!
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