Deuteronomy 22:25

Easy To Read Version

“But if a man finds an engaged girl out in the field and forces her to have sexual relations with him, then only the man must die.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:14

But Amnon refused to listen to Tamar. He was stronger than Tamar. He forced her to have sexual relations with him.

Matthew 1:18

The mother of Jesus Christ was Mary. And this is how the birth of Jesus happened. Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. But before they married, Mary learned that she was pregnant with a child. Mary was pregnant by \{the power of\} the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [10]}

Deuteronomy 22:24

then you must bring them both out to the public place near the gate of that city, and you must kill them with stones. You must kill the man, because he used another man’s wife for sexual sin. And you must kill the girl, because she was in the city but did not call for help. You must remove that evil from your people.

Deuteronomy 22:26

You must do nothing to the girl. She did nothing that deserves the punishment of death. This is like a person attacking his neighbor and killing him.