Luke 15:14-16: And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country and he began to be in want.Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. Acts 20:33: I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.Luke 22:15-16: And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: for I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.Matthew 13:17: For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.For example, from the American Standard Version the same word is used outside of any sexual connotation: And in most New Testament uses, the same Greek word, ἐπιθυμέω, does not have a clear sexual connotation. While coveting your neighbour's wife may involve sexual desire, it's unlikely that coveting a neighbour's house or field is sexual in nature. Exodus 20:17, New English Translation of the Septuagint You shall not covet your neighbour's wife you shall not covet your neighbour's house or his field or his male slave or his female slave or his ox or his draft animal or any animal of his or whatever belongs to your neighbour. In the Septuagint, ἐπιθυμέω is the word used in the commandment to not covet: The LSJ lexicon suggests "set one's heart upon a thing, long for, covet, desire" as glosses for ἐπιθυμέω, which is used in verses that clearly have nothing to do with sexual desire. However, just as the English word was originally a general term for 'desire', the Greek word ἐπιθυμέω was also a general term for desire. In English-speaking countries, the term "lust" is often associated with sexual desire, probably because of this verse. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust (ἐπιθυμέω) after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. In many translations of the New Testament, the word "lust" translates the Koine Greek word ἐπιθυμέω (epithūméō), particularly in Matthew 5:27-28: Though, like all things which God has made, the yetzer hara (evil inclination) can be manipulated into doing good: for without it, man would never marry, beget a child, build a house, or occupy himself in a trade.Ĭhristianity New Testament The Torah is considered the great antidote against this force.
The yetzer is, however, clearly distinguished from Satan, and on other occasions is made exactly parallel to sin. For the yetzer, like Satan, misleads man in this world, and testifies against him in the world to come. Yetzer HaRa is often identified with Satan and the angel of death, and there is sometimes a tendency to give a personality and separate activity to the yetzer. Yetzer hara is not a demonic force rather, it is man's misuse of the things which the physical body needs to survive, and is often contrasted with yetzer hatov (Hebrew, יצר הטוב, the positive desire).
In Judaism, all evil inclinations and lusts of the flesh are characterized by Yetzer hara (Hebrew, יצר הרע, the evil inclination). Main article: Yetzer hara § The evil inclination in Jewish tradition For example, differences between religions based in pantheism and theism will differ what is moral according to the nature of the "God" acknowledged or worshipped.Ībrahamic religions Judaism However, the exact definitions assigned to what is morally definite and ordered toward creation depend on the religion. A primary school of thought on this is Thomism, which speaks on the intellect, will and appetite, and draws from principles defined by Aristotle. Whereas passion, regardless of its strength, is maintained to be something God-given and moral, because the purpose, actions and intentions behind it are benevolent and ordered toward creation, while also being governed by the person's intellect and will. Lust is defined as immoral because its object or action of affection is improperly ordered according to natural law and/or the appetite for the particular object (eg sexual desire) is governing the person's will and intellect rather than the will and intellect governing the appetite for that object. Religions tend to draw a distinction between passion and lust by further categorizing lust as an immoral desire and passion as morally accepted. See also: Religious views on pornography, Religious views on masturbation, and Fornication
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