Adultery
Definition
Marital infidelity, rendered by nāʔap̄ and μοιχεύω; in Scripture it is both a violation of marriage and, metaphorically, of the covenant with God.
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Biblical References
- Gen 39:9 — *There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” *
- Ex 20:14; Deut 5:18 — *“You shall not commit adultery. “You must not commit adultery. *
- Lev 20:17; Deut 22:22 — “‘If a man has marital relations with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the…
- Lev 20:10 — *If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. *
- Proverbs 2:16; 5:3; 5:20; 6:32; 7:5; 9:18; 18:23; 23:27; 23:33 — to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words, For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil, But why should…
- Jer 3:9; Isa 57:5; Ezek 23:37 — Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone. you who inflame your lusts among the oaks and under every green tree, who slaughter…