Leviticus 21:23

New Century Version

But he may not go through the curtain into the Most Holy Place, and he may not go near the altar, because he has something wrong with him. He must not make my Holy Place unfit. I am the Lord who makes these places holy.’ ”

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:29

Remember them, my God, because they made the priesthood unclean and the agreement of the priests and Levites unclean.

Leviticus 15:31

“ ‘So you must warn the people of Israel to stay separated from things that make them unclean. If you don’t warn the people, they might make my Holy Tent unclean, and then they would have to die!’ ”

Leviticus 19:2

“Tell all the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

“ ‘Be my holy people. Be holy because I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 21:12

The high priest must not go out of the Holy Place, because if he does and becomes unclean, he will make God’s Holy Place unclean. The special oil used in appointing priests was poured on his head to separate him from the rest of the people. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:22

He may eat the most holy food and also the holy food.

Leviticus 21:24

So Moses told these things to Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and all the people of Israel.

Leviticus 21:6

They must be holy to their God and show respect for God’s name, because they present the offerings made by fire to the Lord, which is the food of their God. So they must be holy.

Leviticus 22:16

The priests must not allow those who are not priests to eat the holy offerings. If they do, they cause the ones who eat the holy offerings to become guilty, and they will have to pay for it. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.’ ”

Matthew 23:17

You are blind fools! Which is greater: the gold or the Temple that makes that gold holy?