Leviticus 21:6

God's Word

“Be God’s holy men, and don’t dishonor the name of your God. Be holy because you bring sacrifices by fire to the Lord. It is the food of your God.

Cross References

Ezra 8:28

I told them, “You and the utensils are holy to the Lord. The silver and gold are freewill offerings to the Lord God of your ancestors.

Exodus 19:22

Even the priests who are allowed to come near the Lord must set themselves apart as holy, or the Lord will violently kill them.”

Exodus 28:36

“Make a flower-shaped medallion out of pure gold, and engrave on it (as on a signet ring): Holy to the Lord.

Exodus 29:44

I will dedicate the tent of meeting and the altar for their holy purposes. I will set Aaron and his sons apart for their holy duties of serving me as priests.

Isaiah 52:11

Run away! Run away! Get away from there! Do not touch anything unclean. Get away from it! Make yourselves pure, you Levites who carry the utensils for the Lord’s temple.

Ezekiel 44:7

You brought godless foreigners  into my holy place. You dishonored my temple when you offered fat and blood to me. You rejected my promise so that you could do all your disgusting things.

Leviticus 10:3

Moses said to Aaron, “This is exactly what the Lord said: ‘I will show my holiness among those who come to me. I will show my glory to all the people.’ ” Aaron was speechless.

Leviticus 18:21

Never give your children as sacrifices to the god Molech ⌞by burning them alive⌟. If you do, you are dishonoring the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:12

“Never swear by my name in order to deceive anyone. This dishonors the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 20:3

I will condemn them and exclude them from the people. They gave one of their children to Molech, made my holy tent unclean, and dishonored my holy name.

Leviticus 21:17

“Tell Aaron: If any of your descendants (now or in future generations) has a physical defect, he must never bring food to offer to God.

Leviticus 21:21

If a descendant of the priest Aaron has a physical defect, he must never bring sacrifices by fire to the Lord. He has a defect. He must never bring food to offer to God.

Leviticus 21:23

However, he must never come up to the canopy or to the altar, since he has a physical defect. He must never dishonor the holy places because I, the Lord, set them apart as holy.”

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 3:11

Then the priest will burn the fellowship offering on the altar. It is food, an offering by fire to the Lord.

Numbers 16:5

Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him, who is holy, and who it is that he will allow to come near him. Only the person the Lord chooses will be allowed to come near him.

Numbers 28:2

“Give this command to the Israelites: Be sure to bring me my offerings at the right times. They are my food. They are offerings by fire, a soothing aroma.

1 Peter 2:9

However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.