1 Samuel 21:5

Free Bible Version

“We have not slept with any women,” David answered. “In fact that's the rule when I lead the troops on mission. They keep themselves pure even during ordinary missions, and all the more so right now.”

Cross References

Exodus 19:14

Moses went down the mountain and prepared the people spiritually and they washed their clothes.

Exodus 19:15

He instructed the people, “Get ready for the third day, and don't be intimate with a woman.”

Exodus 25:30

Place the Bread of the Presence on the table so it is always in my presence.

Leviticus 24:9

It is for Aaron and his descendants. They are to eat it in a holy place; for they must treat it as a most holy part of the food offerings given to the Lord. It is their share of the food offerings for all time.”

Leviticus 8:26

He took one loaf of bread without yeast, one loaf made with olive oil, and one wafer from the basket of bread without yeast that was in the presence of the Lord. He placed them on top of the portions of fat and on the right thigh.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord told him, “Get on your way, because he is the person I have chosen to take my name to foreigners and kings, as well as to Israel.

1 Corinthians 7:5

So don't deprive each other, except by mutual consent for a while—for example because you want to spend time in prayer. Afterwards come together again so that Satan won't tempt you to sin because of your lack of self-control.

1 Peter 3:17

It's certainly better to suffer for doing good (if that's what God wants), than to suffer for doing wrong!