“You shall not commit adultery.
Lev 18:20; Lev 20:10; 2Sa 11:4, 2Sa 11:5, 2Sa 11:27; Pro 2:15-18; Pro 6:24-35; Pro 7:18-27; Jer 5:8, Jer 5:9; Jer 29:22, Jer 29:23; bad 3:5; Matt 5:27, Matt 5:28; Tue 10:11, Tue 10:12; Romans 7:2, Romans 7:3; Eph 5:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; Jas 4:4; Rev 21:8.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
The seventh commandment has to do with adultery. God considers the blessing of marriage to be a sacred trust similar to the blessing of life (v. Exo 20:13). The marriage relationship was a symbol of faith.
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
YOU WILL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. This seventh commandment that prohibits adultery (cf. Lev 20:10; Deu 22:22) encompasses immorality and all sexual sins (Matt 5:27-32; 1Co 6:13-20). Adultery (ie, marital infidelity) is so abominable in the eyes of God that in several passages the Bible condemns its practice. The Bible teaches the following regarding adultery:
(1) It transgresses the moral law of God as it appears in the Ten Commandments.
(2) In OT law, it was punishable by death (Lev 20:10; Deu 22:22).
(3) Permanent cause and serious consequences (2Sa 11:1-17; 2Sa 12:14; Jer 23:10-11; 1Co 6:16-18); He who commits adultery will bear disgrace for the rest of his life.Pro 6:32-33).
(4) Adultery is a particularly heinous sin when committed by the leaders of God’s people. Committing such a sin is equivalent to disregarding the word of God and the Lord Himself (2Sa 12:9-10). By marital infidelity those who claim to be believers disqualify themselves to be chosen as leaders or to continue in leadership in the church (see ARTICLE MORAL REQUIREMENTS OF BISHOPS, P. 1740. ). Notice how in the OT adultery filled the earth due to the influence of profane prophets and priests (Jer 23:10-14 Jer 29:23).
(5) Adultery and sexual promiscuity among the leaders and members of God’s people are usually the result of previous spiritual adultery, that is, unfaithfulness to God (Hos 4:13-14; Hos 9:1; see ARTICLE PERSONAL APOSTASY, P. 1774. ).
(6) Adultery begins as a desire in the heart before it is expressed as a physical act. In the Bible, lust is undoubtedly considered a sin (Job 31:1 Job 31:7; see Matt 5:28note).
(7) Adultery is a sin of such magnitude and consequences that it gives the innocent person the right to end the marriage by divorce (see Matt 19:9note; Tue 10:11note).
(8) Sexual immorality within the church must be punished and never tolerated (1Co 5:1-13).
(9) Unrepentant adulterers have no inheritance in the kingdom of God, that is, they are cut off from God’s life and salvation (1Co 6:9; Gal 5:19-21).
(10) Adultery and fornication are terms used to describe the apostate church and the abominations it produces (Rev 17:1-5; see Rev 17:1note).
Source: Full Life Study Bible
adultery. Applicable to both men and women, this commandment protected the sacredness of the marriage relationship. God had instituted marriage at the creation of man and woman (Gen 2:24) and had blessed it as a means of filling the earth (Gen 1:28). The penalty for infidelity in the marital relationship was death (Lev 20:10). Adultery was also known as “such a great sin” (Gen 20:9) and as “this great evil, and sin against God” (cp. Gen 39:9; Matt 5:27; Jas 2:11).
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
Adultery: In Israelite society, adultery was understood as the sexual relations of a married woman with a man other than her own husband. However, it was not adultery for a single or married man to have sexual relations with a single woman. In the context of a polygamous society, this law basically served to preserve the right of exclusivity of every married man over his wives (Osborn-Hatton). It is true that today we have a fairer and more balanced concept of adultery, which applies to both men and women in a monogamous context. It is also evident that the text is going to be read from the conception of adultery in today’s culture, and not from the conception of the ancients. The translator must find out what conception of adultery there is in the receiving culture and look for the most appropriate option. In the biblical context that we are considering, the TLA proposal ―“do not be unfaithful in your marriage”― would have been understood as something applicable only to women, but in the context of our current culture the phrase can be understood as something applicable also to men. the men.
Source: Commentary for Exegesis and Translation
Lev 9:11; Lev 20:10; Matt 5:27; Matt 19:18 and pair; Romans 13:9; Jas 2:11.
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
The seventh commandment. In God’s order of priorities, the sanctity of human life is followed by the importance of the marriage relationship. Here adultery means intercourse between a married woman and a man who is not her husband. Those who have been found in adultery could be executed (Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22). Relationships between a married man and an unmarried woman were not considered adultery. Therefore polygamy is not automatically excluded by this commandment, although it was rare in OT times. Likewise, divorce was permitted, but not encouraged. The NT teaching on marriage is, in some respects, more demanding, reflecting a greater closeness to God’s ideal for marriage as expressed in Gen. 2:24; polygamy, an adulterous husband, and possible remarriage are all prohibited (cf. Matt. 19:3-12; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18). As a whole, the Bible reveals that God desires the establishment of harmonious marital relations and that neither spouse should undermine it.
Source: New Twenty-First Century Biblical Commentary
GRADES
(1) “You must not commit adultery.” Heb., lo’ tin ‘aph.
CROSS-REFERENCES
u 877 Gen 39:9; Deu 5:18; Pro 6:32; Matt 5:27; Matt 5:28; Romans 13:9; 1Co 6:18; Hebrews 13:4
Source: New World Translation
adultery. Adultery in the OT was sexual intercourse between a man of any status and another man’s wife (Lev 18:20; 20:10; Dt 22:22), even though the marriage was still in “courtship” (Dt 22). :23–27). The home in ancient Israel was considered of great value for the development of those who lived in it, especially children.
Source: The Bible of the Americas
The commandment against adultery concerns both husband and wife (cf. Lev 20:10; Hebrews 13:4).
Source: Ryrie Annotated Study Bible
You shall not adulterate… → Lev 20:10; Matt 5:27; Matt 19:18; Tue 10:19; Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9; Jas 2:11.
Source: Textual Bible IV Edition
g Lev 20:10; Matt 5:27; Matt 19:18; Tue 10:19; Luke 18:20; Romans 13:9; Jas 2:11.
Source: The Textual Bible III Edition
*Mt 5:27