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NASB | Matthew 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who [so much as] looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. |
Bible Question: Can a man lust after his wife? If so, is it sin? |
Bible Answer: Xchngdlife, I have looked up the word lust only in some new testament scriptures. In Matt.5,28 the word lust is 1937 in the Greek,epithumeo, To set the heart upon, long for rightfully or otherwise. It is the same in James 4,2. In Rom.7,7 the word is 1939 in the Greek is epithumia, meaning a longing for, especially what is forbidden. In 1 Cor. 10,6 it is 1938 in the Greek, epithumetes, meaning a craver, to lust after and comes from 1937. In the New World Dictionary for Lust it says, pleasure, delight, appetite, to be eager, also it says a desire to gratify the senses, bodily appetite, sexual desire, seeking unrestrained gratification, etc. Lusting for your wife is a good thing. As long as it's only your wife. Serenetime |