Leviticus 21:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The woman he marries must be a virgin.”
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BSBPD
“The woman he marries must be a virgin.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he shall take a wife in her virginity.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he shall take a wife in her virginity.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`And he taketh a wife in her virginity;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Leviticus 21:13 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 21:7A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
- Ezekiel 44:22And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- Revelation 14:4These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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