Barclay Newman, a translator on the teams for both the Good News Bible and the Contemporary English Version, translated passages of the New Testament into English and published them in 2014, “in a publication brief enough to be non-threatening, yet long enough to be taken seriously, and interesting enough to appeal to believers and un-believers alike.” The following is the translation of Matthew 5:27-32:

The Bible says, “Be faithful in marriage.”
But I tell you to rid your mind of those lustful thoughts
       that entice you to become unfaithful.

Poke out your staring eye and chop off your grabby hand —
better this, than for your whole body to burn in hell!

Thinking about divorce, just because it’s legal? Forget it!
Shy away from divorce, except as a last recourse,
       and then only if your spouse has been terribly unfaithful.
When you divorce, you declare your partner an adulterer,
       as well as anyone who marries your ex.