Jesus follows the same formula he did with murder when he speaks of adultery. They have heard that you shall not commit adultery. Jesus is not content with merely a formal adherence to that commandment. But again he takes it a step further when he says that if you have looked at a woman lustfully you have already committed adultery in your heart. Jesus is speaking of a deep-seated lust that consumes and devours. When the imagination attacks and mentally contemplates and commits adultery. This is a piercing command, not just because of who we are as humans, but because of the world we live in. In a world where sex sells, advertisements seek to cause us to lust. In the world of streaming where ratings and regulations no longer apply sexual content is at the forefront. It is in our world where Jesus comes to us and says to not just stay away from adultery, but from lust as well. Jesus seems to get really serious when he says to cut out your eye or cut off your hand if you need to. Some historically have taken this literally like Origen in the early 3rd century. So does Jesus really want us to cut off parts of our body if we fall into lust? No, he does not! Jesus knows even if we are eyeless and handless, our heart is the issue. Jesus is telling us through this passage that we need to deal drastically with our sins. We must not pamper it, flirt with it, enjoy it, or feed it. We are to hate it, crush it, and dig it out of our hearts. Allowing sin to grow is not beneficial in our lives. Jesus is not stripping us of good things, but he is protecting us from the evil and corrosive nature of lust.