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Exodus 20:14 states the 7th commandment - "thou shalt not commit adultery. The meaning of this law addresses relationships, sexuality, and encompasses both physical and emotional sin. Adultery encompasses the many sins of the flesh, driven by uncontrolled passions and lusts.
Thou shalt not commit adultery" (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא תִנְאָף, romanized: Lōʾ t̲inʾāp̲) is found in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible. It is considered the sixth commandment by Roman Catholic and Lutheran authorities, but the seventh by Jewish and most Protestant authorities.
Exodus 20:14-26. King James Version. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy ...
Thou shalt not commit adultery — This commandment forbids all acts of uncleanness, with all those desires which produce those acts and war against the soul. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.
(14) Thou shalt not commit adultery. --Next to the duty of respecting a man's life is placed that of respecting his domestic peace and honour. Adultery is an invasion of the household, a destruction of the bond which unites the family, a dissolution of that contract which is the main basis of social order.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. ( Exodus 20:14) This is one of the shorter commandments allegedly given by to the Hebrews and it probably has the form it originally did when first written, unlike the much longer commandments that were probably added to over the centuries.
As God tells us in Exodus 20:14, we should not commit adultery. This is given as a command because the relationship between a husband and a wife is a sacred covenant before God. If one breaks this covenant by committing adultery, there will be horrible pain, problems, and ensuing divorce.
