The Bible consistently condemns the act of adultery, emphasizing its destructive nature and the importance of marital fidelity. In Exodus, adultery is listed as one of the Ten Commandments, highlighting its seriousness in God's eyes. The New Testament, particularly in Matthew, reinforces this teaching, with Jesus expanding the definition of adultery to include not just physical acts, but also lustful intentions. Hebrews and Proverbs also warn against the dangers of adultery, emphasizing the need to honor marriage and avoid the devastating consequences of infidelity.
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Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. ”
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.
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.