Ezekiel 44:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.”
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BSBPD
“No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And no priest doth drink wine in their coming in unto the inner court.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Ezekiel 44:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 10:9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- 1 Timothy 3:8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- 1 Timothy 5:23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
- Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
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