Leviticus 21:15

God's Word

He must not dishonor his children among his people because I, the Lord, set him apart as holy.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him so that he will direct his children and his family after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. In this way I, the Lord, will do what I have promised Abraham.”

Ezra 2:62

These people searched for their ⌞family⌟ names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn’t be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn’t be priests.

Ezra 9:2

The Israelites and their sons have married some of these foreign women. They have mixed our holy race with the neighboring groups of people. Furthermore, the leaders and officials have led the way in being unfaithful.”

Exodus 34:16

Then your sons will end up marrying their daughters. When their daughters chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes, they’ll lead your sons to do the same thing.

Leviticus 19:2

“Tell the whole congregation of Israel: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

“Live holy lives. Be holy because I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 21:14

He must never marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has lost her virginity, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from his own people.

Leviticus 21:16

The Lord spoke to Moses,

Leviticus 21:8

Be holy because you offer the food of your God. Be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I set you apart as holy.

Leviticus 22:16

They must make those people pay the penalty for their guilt because they have eaten the priests’ holy offerings. I am the Lord, who sets them apart as holy.”

Malachi 2:11

Judah has been unfaithful! A disgusting thing has been done in Israel and Jerusalem. Judah has dishonored the holy place that the Lord loves and has married a woman who worships a foreign god.

Malachi 2:15

Didn’t ⌞God⌟ make you one? Your flesh and spirit belong to him. And what does the same ⌞God⌟ look for but godly descendants? So be careful not to be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! What is more important, the gold or the temple that made the gold holy?

Romans 11:16

If the first handful of dough is holy, the whole batch of dough is holy. If the root is holy, the branches are holy.

1 Corinthians 7:14

Actually, the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and an unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise, their children would be unacceptable ⌞to God⌟, but now they are acceptable to him.