Leviticus 21:2

New International Reader's Version

But he can go near the body of a close relative. It could be his mother, father, son, daughter or brother.

Cross References

Leviticus 18:6

“ ‘Do not have sex with any of your close relatives. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:11

He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself “unclean,” even if his father or mother dies.

Leviticus 21:3

He can also go near a sister who is not married. She would have depended on him because she did not have a husband. The priest can make himself “unclean” by going near her body.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do. They mourn because they don’t have any hope.