Deuteronomy 23:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If a man’s parents were not legally married, that man may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord. And none of his descendants to the tenth generation—may join in that group.

Cross References

Zechariah 9:6

The people in Ashdod will not even know who their real fathers are. The Lord says, “I will completely destroy the proud Philistines.

Isaiah 57:3

“Come here, you children of witches. Your father committed adultery, and your mother was unfaithful.

Hebrews 12:8

So, if you never receive the discipline that every child must have, you are not true children and don’t really belong to God.

John 8:41

So you are doing what your own father did.” But they said, “We are not like children who never knew who their father was. God is our Father. He is the only Father we have.”

Deuteronomy 23:1

“A man with a crushed testicle or part of his sex organ cut off may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord.

Deuteronomy 23:3

“An Ammonite or Moabite may not join with the men of Israel when they gather to worship the Lord. And none of their descendants, to the tenth generation, may join in the worship of the Lord.

Leviticus 21:20

men with bent backs, men who are dwarfs, men who are cross-eyed, men with rashes or bad skin diseases, and men with crushed testicles.

Isaiah 56:3

Some foreigners will choose to follow the Lord. They should not say, “The Lord will not really accept me like the rest of his people.” A eunuch should not say, “I am only a dry piece of wood. I cannot have any children.”