Leviticus 20:20

New International Reader's Version

“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with his aunt. Then he has brought shame on his uncle. Both of them will be held accountable for what they have done. They will die without having any children.

Cross References

Job 18:19

Their family dies out among their people. No one is left where they used to live.

Psalm 109:13

May their family line come to an end. May their names be forgotten by those who live after them.

Jeremiah 22:30

The Lord says, “Let the record say that this man did not have any children. Let it report that he did not have any success in life. None of his children will have success either. None of them will sit on David’s throne. None of them will ever rule over Judah.

Leviticus 18:14

“ ‘Do not bring shame on your father’s brother by having sex with his wife. She is your aunt.

Leviticus 20:21

“ ‘Suppose a man gets married to his brother’s wife. That is something that should never be done. He has brought shame on his brother. Neither of them will have any children.

Luke 1:25

“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days, he has been kind to me. He has taken away my shame among the people.”

Luke 1:7

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was not able to have any. And they were both very old.

Luke 23:29

The time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the women who can’t have children! Blessed are those who never gave birth or nursed babies!’