Deuteronomy 23:2

New International Reader's Version

No one born to an unmarried woman can join in worship with the Lord’s people. That also applies to the person’s children for all time to come.

Cross References

Isaiah 56:3

Suppose an outsider wants to follow the Lord. Then that person shouldn’t say, “The Lord won’t accept me as one of his people.” And a eunuch shouldn’t say, “I’m like a dry tree that doesn’t bear any fruit.”

Isaiah 57:3

The Lord says, “Come here, you children of women who practice evil magic! You are children of prostitutes and those who commit adultery.

Leviticus 21:20

No man whose back is bent can come. No man who is too short can come. No man who has anything wrong with his eyes can come. No man who has boils or running sores can come. No man whose sex glands are crushed can come.

Zechariah 9:6

A people who come from several nations will take over Ashdod. The Lord says, “I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.

John 8:41

You are doing what your own father does.” “We have the right to claim to be God’s children,” they objected. “The only Father we have is God himself.”

Deuteronomy 23:1

No man whose sex organs have been crushed or cut can join in worship with the Lord’s people.

Deuteronomy 23:3

The people of Ammon and Moab can’t join in worship with the Lord’s people. That also applies to their children after them for all time to come.

Hebrews 12:8

God trains all his children. But what if he doesn’t train you? Then you are not really his children. You are not God’s true sons and daughters at all.