Leviticus 21:6

New American Bible - revised edition

They shall be holy to their God, and shall not profane their God’s name, since they offer the oblations of the Lord, the food of their God; so they must be holy.

Cross References

Ezra 8:28

I addressed them in these words: “You are consecrated to the Lord, and the vessels are also consecrated; the silver and the gold are a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors.

Exodus 19:22

For their part, the priests, who approach the Lord must sanctify themselves; else the Lord will break out in anger against them.

Exodus 28:36

You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, as on a seal engraving, “Sacred to the Lord.”

Exodus 29:44

Thus I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar, just as I also consecrate Aaron and his sons to be my priests.

Isaiah 52:11

Depart, depart, go out from there, touch nothing unclean! Out from there! Purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the Lord.

Ezekiel 44:7

You have admitted foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, into my sanctuary to profane it when you offered me food, the fat and blood. Thus you have broken my covenant by all your abominations.

Leviticus 10:3

Moses then said to Aaron, “This is as the Lord said: Through those near to me I will be sanctified; in the sight of all the people I will obtain glory.” But Aaron said nothing.

Leviticus 18:21

You shall not offer any of your offspring for immolation to Molech, thus profaning the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:12

You shall not swear falsely by my name, thus profaning the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 20:3

I myself will turn against and cut off that individual from among the people; for in the giving of offspring to Molech, my sanctuary was defiled and my holy name was profaned.

Leviticus 21:17

Say to Aaron: None of your descendants, throughout their generations, who has any blemish shall come forward to offer the food of his God.

Leviticus 21:21

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any such blemish may draw near to offer the oblations of the Lord; on account of his blemish he may not draw near to offer the food of his God.

Leviticus 21:23

Only, he may not enter through the veil nor draw near to the altar on account of his blemish; he shall not profane my sacred precincts, for it is I, the Lord, who make them holy.

Leviticus 21:8

Honor him as holy for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you, because I, the Lord, am holy who make you holy.

Leviticus 3:11

The priest shall burn this on the altar as food, an oblation to the Lord.

Numbers 16:5

Then he said to Korah and to all his faction, “May the Lord make known tomorrow morning who belongs to him and who is the holy one and whom he will have draw near to him! The one whom he chooses, he will have draw near to him.

Numbers 28:2

Give the Israelites this commandment: At their prescribed times, you will be careful to present to me the food offerings that are due me, oblations of pleasing aroma to me. Each Morning and Evening.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.