Leviticus 21:2

New Living Translation

The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,

Cross References

Leviticus 18:6

“You must never have sexual relations with a close relative, for I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:11

He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.

Leviticus 21:3

or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.