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'''Adultery ''', according to ancient [[Jewish]], [[Greek]], and [[Roman]] [[law]], is [[sexual intercourse ]] between a married person [[woman]] and a person [[man]] other than their spouse (compare her [[fornicationhusband]]). <ref>Eg, Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 describe adultery as between a man and another man's [[wife]]. See also [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01163a.htm], [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Adultery].</ref> The Bible forbids adultery in the [[Ten Commandments]] (Exodus 20:14). Legal definitions may vary.

Adultery may ruin trust between husband and wife and break up families. It is contrary to :And the traditional marriage pronouncement derived from Matthew 19:6: "Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." It also breaks the promise that the bride and groom make to each other in virtually every form of marriage ceremony observed in the U.S.&mdash;committeth adultery with another man's [[wife]], even secular observances conducted in judgehe that committeth adultery with his neighbor's chamberswife, or in vows written by the couple themselvesadulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.[http://bible.cc/leviticus/20-10.htm (Leviticus 20:10)]

==The "Wicked Bible"==In 1631 Jesus said that a man commits adultery in his heart by lustfully looking at a woman. (some sources say 1632Matthew 5:28) Sexual intercourse by a married man or woman outside marriage is considered adultery under modern law, although it is hardly ever punished anymore.<ref>Summon, Parmenter ((2006), Summon's Bible Miscellany, "Bibles Named for Typographical Errors," The ACLU has been unable to find an adulterer who is willing to challenge a prosecution. [httphttps://bookswww.googlewashingtonpost.com/books?vid=ISBN080283390X&id=T5yqqPJMfF8C&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&ots=RV_L8XS6TQ&dq=bible+1631&ie=ISOwp-8859dyn/articles/A62581-1&sig=hE1z3Rglg7BzAaA0P4LZ9ZfZMhk p2004Sep4. 26html]</ref>), It is also a version sin regardless of whether the Bible was commissioned by Charles I which became known as adulterous spouse had the "wicked Bibleagreement" or of the "adulterer's Bible" because Exodus 20:14 read "Thou shalt commit other, such as in an [[open marriage]] (though in secular culture adulteryhas come to be limited to an extra-marital sexual relationship by one spouse without the approval of the other). Adultery may ruin trust between husband and wife and break up [[families]]. It is contrary to the traditional marriage pronouncement derived from Matthew 19:6: " The printersWherefore they are no more twain, Barker and Lucasbut one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, were fined let not man put asunder." It also breaks the promise that the bride and groom make to each other in virtually every form of marriage ceremony observed in the U.S.&poundmdash;3000 even secular observances conducted in judge's chambers, or in vows written by the couple themselves. Other effects of adultery, if committed by someone who claims to be a Christian, include invalidating one's [[Christian witness]], destroying one's business because of a perception that one cannot be trusted, and leading others to conclude that all copies were destroyedChristians are [[hypocrisy|hypocrites]].<ref>[httphttps://www.edginetfamilylife.orgcom/christianarticles/sermonstopics/exodus20_14marriage/troubled-marriage/infidelity/40-consequences-of-adultery/ 40 Consequences of Adultery], from FamilyLife Ministries</ref> Also, since adultery is a form of [[sexual immorality]], the general harms to society from sexual immorality arise from adultery as well.html Ben' Further, in some denominations, it may disqualify a person from holding the office of [[pastor]], [[elder]], or [[deacon]], due to Biblical requirements that such a person be "above reproach". Pro-feminist author Thomas Boslooper regarded [[Jesus]] as elevating the status of women when, as commonly supposed, he confronted the townspeople over their plan to kill the [[woman caught in adultery]]. [[Scholar]]s sermonare divided regarding whether the story is a fabrication due to New Testament manuscript variations.<ref>http: Adultery]//www.febc.edu.sg/VPP27.htm</ref><ref>http://cadesign.webworkercanada.com/pa/</ref> == Marital infidelity and evolutionary belief == * [[Liberal Christianity and marital infidelity]] * [[Prominent atheists and adultery]]

[[categoryCategory:sociologySociology]][[Category:Sin]] ==External links==*[http://www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/text/pro5_1.htm "The Price And Prevention Of Adultery"] {{Ten Commandments}}