Common English Bible

Matthew 5:26-31 Common English Bible (CEB)

26. I say to you in all seriousness that you won’t get out of there until you’ve paid the very last penny.

27. “You have heard that it was said, Don’t commit adultery.

28. But I say to you that every man who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery in his heart.

29. And if your right eye causes you to fall into sin, tear it out and throw it away. It’s better that you lose a part of your body than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

30. And if your right hand causes you to fall into sin, chop it off and throw it away. It’s better that you lose a part of your body than that your whole body go into hell.

31. “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a divorce certificate.’