Deuteronomy 23:3

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:23

In those days I also saw that some men of Judah had married women from Ashdod. Others had married women from Ammon or Moab.

Nehemiah 4:3

Tobiah from Ammon was at Sanballat’s side. He said, “What are they building? They’re putting up a stone wall. But suppose a fox climbs on top of it. Even that will break it down!”

Nehemiah 4:7

But Sanballat and Tobiah heard that Jerusalem’s walls continued to be repaired. The Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard about it too. They heard that the gaps in the wall were being filled in. So they were very angry.

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.”

Jeremiah 49:1

Here is what the Lord says about the people of Ammon. He says, “Doesn’t Israel have any sons? Doesn’t Israel have anyone to take over the family property? Then why has the god named Molek taken over Gad? Why do those who worship him live in its towns?

Lamentations 1:10

Jerusalem’s enemies took away all her treasures. Her people saw outsiders enter her temple. The Lord had commanded them not to do that.

Matthew 5:43

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor. (Leviticus 19:18) Hate your enemy.’

Deuteronomy 23:2

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.

Ruth 4:6

When the family protector heard that, he said, “Then I can’t buy the land. If I did, I might put my own property in danger. So you buy it. I can’t do it.”