Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation "A priest is not to become ritually unclean by touching a corpse, unless it is one of his parents, one of his children or a brother or an unmarried sister. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they shall come near no dead person, lest they be defiled, only their father and mother, and son and daughter, and brother and sister, that hath not had another husband: for whom they may become unclean. Leviticus 21:1-6 The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say for them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens. . . . Leviticus 22:4 The man of the seed of Aaron, that is a leper, or that suffereth a running of the seed, shall not eat of those things that are sanctified to me, until he be healed. He that toucheth any thing unclean by occasion of the dead: and he whose seed goeth from him as in generation: Matthew 8:21,22 And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. . . . Luke 9:59,60 But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go and to bury my father. . . . 2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore henceforth, we know no man according to the flesh. And if we have known Christ according to the flesh: but now we know him so no longer. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15 And we will not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope. . . . Context The Duties of the Priests…24And when there shall be a controversy, they shall stand in my judgments, and shall judge: they shall keep my laws, and my ordinances in all my solemnities, and sanctify my sabbaths. 25And they shall come near no dead person, lest they be defiled, only their father and mother, and son and daughter, and brother and sister, that hath not had another husband: for whom they may become unclean.26And after one is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.… Cross References Leviticus 21:1 The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say for them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens. Ezekiel 44:26 And after one is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. Jump to Previous Daughter Dead Defile However Husband Mother Priest Sister Themselves Unclean Uncleanness UnmarriedJump to Next Daughter Dead Defile However Husband Mother Priest Sister Themselves Unclean Uncleanness UnmarriedLinks Ezekiel 44:25 NIVEzekiel 44:25 NLT Ezekiel 44:25 ESV Ezekiel 44:25 NASB Ezekiel 44:25 Bible Apps Ezekiel 44:25 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 44:25 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 44:25 French Bible Ezekiel 44:25 German Bible Alphabetical: A brother by daughter dead defile father for go going had has he himself his however husband if may mother must near not or person priest shall sister son the themselves then They to unmarried was who OT Prophets: Ezekiel 44:25 They shall go in to no dead (Ezek. Eze Ezk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |