Leviticus 21:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.”
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“He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;”
King James Version · Public Domain“neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 21:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 21:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
- Numbers 6:7Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his God is upon his head.
- Numbers 19:14This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
- Deuteronomy 33:9He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
- Matthew 8:21Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- Matthew 12:46While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
- Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
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