Leviticus 21:11

Easy To Read Version

He must not make himself unclean [378] {by touching a dead body}. He must not go near a dead body, even if it is his own father or mother.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:28

You must not cut your body as a way to remember dead people. You must not make any tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord!

Numbers 19:11

If someone touches a dead person’s body, then he will be unclean [256] for seven days.

Numbers 19:14

“This is the rule about people who die in their tents. If a person dies in his tent, then everyone in the tent will be unclean. [258] They will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 6:7

Even if his own father or mother or brother or sister dies, he must not touch them. This would make him unclean. He must show that he is separated and has given himself fully to God.

Luke 14:26

“If a person comes to me, but will not leave his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters, then that person cannot be my follower. A person must love me more than he loves anything—even his own life!

2 Corinthians 5:16

That is why we never become weak. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.

Deuteronomy 33:9

{They cared more for you, Lord, than for their own families.} They ignored their fathers and mothers. They did not recognize their brothers. They did not pay attention to their children. But they obeyed your commands. They kept your Agreement.