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[[Image:Beckmann.jpg|right|thumb|Max Beckmann, Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, 1917]]

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'''Adultery''' is voluntary [[sexual intercourse]] between a married person and one who is not his or her spouse. Some legal jurisdictions have defined it as "crime against marriage", (Germany: § 1353 Abs. 1 S. 2 BGB) as opposed to [[infidelity]].

'''Adultery''' is voluntary [[sexual intercourse]] between a married person and one who is not his or her spouse. Some legal jurisdictions have defined it as "crime against marriage", (Germany: § 1353 Abs. 1 S. 2 BGB) as opposed to [[infidelity]].

The position in [[Christianity]], which arose out of [[Judaism]], comes from the [[Torah]], the first five books of the Christian [[Old Testament]]. The Torah explicitly forbids adultery, describing it as an act punishable by death. (Leviticus|20:10) It is also forbidden by the [[Ten Commandments]], which are considered to be the basis of all [[Jewish Law]].

The position in [[Christianity]], which arose out of [[Judaism]], comes from the [[Torah]], the first five books of the Christian [[Old Testament]]. The Torah explicitly forbids adultery, describing it as an act punishable by death. (Leviticus|20:10) It is also forbidden by the [[Ten Commandments]], which are considered to be the basis of all [[Jewish Law]].

In the accounts of {{bibleverse||Mark|10:11-12}} and {{bibleverse||Luke|16:18}}, Jesus taught that a man who divorces his wife and marries another, has committed adultery. In the account of {{bibleverse||Matthew|5:32}} and {{bibleverse-nb||Matthew|19:9}}, Jesus makes an exception for cases of marital infidelity on the part of the wife.  

In the accounts of Mark 10:11-12 and Luke 16:18, Jesus taught that a man who divorces his wife and marries another, has committed adultery. In the account of Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9, Jesus makes an exception for cases of marital infidelity on the part of the wife.  

In {{bibleverse||Matthew|5:28}}, expresses that adultery is committed in the heart by a man who looks with [[lust]] at a woman, and made no distinction about whether the woman was married or not.  

In Matthew 5:28, expresses that adultery is committed in the heart by a man who looks with [[lust]] at a woman, and made no distinction about whether the woman was married or not.  

The modern [[Catechism of the Catholic Church]] expresses: "''Adultery'' refers to marital infidelity. When two partners, of whom at least one is married to another party, have sexual relations—even transient ones—they commit adultery." [http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2380] It continues on to say that through adultery a person "does injury to the sign of the covenant which the marriage bond is, transgresses the rights of the other spouse, and undermines the institution of marriage by breaking the contract on which it is based." [http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2381]

The modern [[Catechism of the Catholic Church]] expresses: "''Adultery'' refers to marital infidelity. When two partners, of whom at least one is married to another party, have sexual relations—even transient ones—they commit adultery." [http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2380] It continues on to say that through adultery a person "does injury to the sign of the covenant which the marriage bond is, transgresses the rights of the other spouse, and undermines the institution of marriage by breaking the contract on which it is based." [http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2381]