1 Kings 18:28

New English Translation

So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:27

At noon Elijah mocked them, “Yell louder! After all, he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or perhaps he stepped out for a moment or has taken a trip. Perhaps he is sleeping and needs to be awakened.”

Isaiah 44:17

With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships it. He prays to it, saying, ‘Rescue me, for you are my god!’

Jeremiah 47:5

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning. The people of Ashkelon will be struck dumb. How long will you gash yourselves to show your sorrow, you who remain of Philistia’s power?

Leviticus 19:28

You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the Lord.

Micah 6:7

Will the Lord accept a thousand rams, or ten thousand streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion, my offspring – my own flesh and blood – for my sin?

Zechariah 13:6

Then someone will ask him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ and he will answer, ‘Some that I received in the house of my friends.’

Mark 5:5

Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

Mark 9:22

It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald for the sake of the dead.