Leviticus 18:8

God's Word

Never have sexual intercourse with your stepmother. She is related to you through your father.

Cross References

Genesis 35:22

While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went to bed with his father’s concubine  Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had 12 sons.

Genesis 49:4

You will no longer be first because you were out of control like a flood and you climbed into your father’s bed. Then you dishonored it. He climbed up on my couch.

Ezekiel 22:10

Men have sex with their father’s wives. They have sex with women when the women are having their periods and are unclean.

Leviticus 20:11

Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father’s wife has violated his father’s marriage. Both he and his father’s wife must be put to death. They deserve to die.

Amos 2:7

They stomp the heads of the poor into the dust. They push the humble out of the way. Father and son sleep with the same woman. They dishonor my holy name.

1 Corinthians 5:1

Your own members are aware that there is sexual sin going on among them. This kind of sin is not even heard of among unbelievers—a man is actually married to his father’s wife.

Deuteronomy 22:30

A man must never marry his father’s wife because this would disgrace his father.

Deuteronomy 23:1

A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off may never join the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 27:20

“Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father’s wife will be cursed. He has disgraced his father.” Then all the people will say amen.