Leviticus 21:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way, because he carries holy things. He brings the holy bread to me, and I am holy. I am the Lord, and I make you holy.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:2

“Tell all the Israelites: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you must be holy.

Leviticus 21:6

Priests must be holy for their God. They must show respect for God’s name. They offer the bread and special gifts to the Lord, so they must be holy.

Hebrews 7:26

So Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy. He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.

John 17:19

I am making myself completely ready to serve you. I do this for them, so that they also might be fully qualified for your service.

Hebrews 10:29

So think how much more punishment people deserve who show their hate for the Son of God—people who show they have no respect for the blood sacrifice that began the new agreement and once made them holy or who insult the Spirit of God’s grace.

John 10:36

So why do you accuse me of insulting God for saying, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

Exodus 29:1

“Now I will tell you what you must do to show that Aaron and his sons serve me in a special way as priests. Find one young bull and two rams that have nothing wrong with them.

Exodus 28:41

Put the clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then pour the special oil on them to make them priests. This will make them holy, and they will serve me as priests.

Exodus 19:14

So Moses climbed down the mountain and went to the people. He got them ready for the special meeting and they washed their clothes.

Exodus 19:10

And the Lord said to Moses, “Today and tomorrow you must prepare the people for a special meeting. They must wash their clothes

Leviticus 3:11

Then the priest will take that part to the altar to be burned up as food, a gift to the Lord.

Malachi 1:7

“You bring unclean bread to my altar. “But you ask, ‘What makes that bread unclean?’ “It is unclean because you show no respect for the altar of the Lord.

Leviticus 22:16

They must not let the people eat these offerings. If they do, they are guilty of doing wrong, and they must pay for it. I am the Lord, the one who makes these offerings holy.”

Numbers 28:2

“Give this command to the Israelites. Tell them to be sure to give the grain offerings and sacrifices to me at the right time as sweet-smelling gifts.

Nehemiah 13:29

My God, punish these people. They made the priesthood unclean. They treated it as if it was not important. They did not obey the agreement that you made with the priests and Levites.