Deuteronomy 22:25

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“But if a man finds an engaged girl out in the field and forces her to have sexual relations with him, only the man must die.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:14

But Amnon refused to listen to Tamar. He was stronger than she was, so he forced her to have sexual relations with him.

Matthew 1:18

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. But before they married, he learned that she was expecting a baby. (She was pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.)

Deuteronomy 22:24

you must bring them both out to the public place near the gate of that city, and you must kill them with stones. You must kill the man, because he used another man’s wife for sexual sin. And you must kill the girl, because she was in the city but did not call for help. You must remove this evil from your people.

Deuteronomy 22:26

You must do nothing to the girl. She did nothing that deserves the punishment of death. This is like someone attacking their neighbor and killing them.