Matthew 5:21 starts the same 'You have heard...' pattern with murder — the parallel structure Jesus uses here for adultery.

Exodus 20:14 is the seventh commandment directly quoted here: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

Deuteronomy 5:18 is the exact commandment Jesus quotes here — the Seventh Commandment prohibiting adultery.

Leviticus 18:20 prohibits sleeping with a neighbor's wife — a specific restatement of the same law quoted here.

Leviticus 20:10 prescribes death for adultery, contrasting the outward act with Jesus' focus on inner lust in this verse.

Deuteronomy 22:22-24 gives the death penalty for adultery — the legal context behind the command Jesus expands on.

Proverbs 6:32 says the adulterer lacks sense and destroys himself — adding wisdom literature's moral consequence.

Jeremiah 5:8 depicts Israel's adultery like neighing stallions — showing prophetic indictment of the same sin.

Ezekiel 22:11 lists adultery among Judah's sexual abominations — a parallel condemnation of the same sin Jesus addresses.