But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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ἐπιθυμέω
G1937 · epithyméō · ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o · Greek
Strong’s definition
to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)
KJV usage
:--covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
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Mapped occurrences
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.