Leviticus 21:11

New Century Version

He must not go into a house where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:28

You must not cut your body to show sadness for someone who died or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Numbers 19:11

“Those who touch a dead person’s body will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 19:14

“This is the teaching about someone who dies in a tent: Anyone in the tent or anyone who enters it will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 6:7

Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not touch them, or they will become unclean. They must still keep their promise to belong to God in a special way.

Luke 14:26

“If anyone comes to me but loves his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters—or even life—more than me, he cannot be my follower.

2 Corinthians 5:16

From this time on we do not think of anyone as the world does. In the past we thought of Christ as the world thinks, but we no longer think of him in that way.

Deuteronomy 33:9

He said about his father and mother, ‘I don’t care about them.’ He did not treat his brothers as favorites or give special favors to his children, but he protected your word and guarded your agreement.