Leviticus 19

The Lord Is Holy

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, t You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 u Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and v you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. 4 w Do not turn to idols x or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God.

5 y "When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so z that you may be accepted. 6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. 7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is a tainted; it will not be accepted, 8 and everyone who eats it shall b bear his iniquity, because c he has profaned what is holy to the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from his people.

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

9 d "When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. 10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.

11 e "You shall not steal; f you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. 12 g You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so h profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

13 i "You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. j The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. 14 k You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall l fear your God: I am the Lord.

15 m "You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16 n You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not o stand up against the life 1 of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

17 p "You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but q you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you r incur sin because of him. 18 s You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but t you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

You Shall Keep My Statutes

19 u "You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. v You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

20 "If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; 21 but w he shall bring his compensation to the Lord, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. 22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.

23 "When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. 2 Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. 24 And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. 25 But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God.

26 x "You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. y You shall not interpret omens or z tell fortunes. 27 a You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. 28 You shall not make any b cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.

29 c "Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity. 30 d You shall keep my Sabbaths and e reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

31 f "Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.

32 g "You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall h fear your God: I am the Lord.

33 i "When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 j You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and k you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

35 l "You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. 36 m You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: 3 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 And n you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord."

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 11:44 - 45
    For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 20:12
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 20:8
    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:1
    You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.
    1 John 5:21
    Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
    Exodus 20:3 - 5
    You shall have no other gods before me.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 34:17
    You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.
    Deuteronomy 27:15
    "'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:15 - 18
    And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.
  7. Cross References
    Leviticus 1:3
    If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.
    Leviticus 22:19
    If it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats.
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:18
    If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:1
    If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 22:15
    They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord.
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 23:22
    "And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God."
    Deuteronomy 24:19 - 21
    When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
    Ruth 2:15 - 16
    When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 20:15
    You shall not steal.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:2 - 3
    If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor
    Ephesians 4:15
    Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.
    Ephesians 4:25
    Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
    Colossians 3:9
    Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 20:7
    You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
  15. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:21
    You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
  16. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:2 - 3
    If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor
  17. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 24:14 - 15
    You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.
    Malachi 3:5
    Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
    James 5:4
    Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
  18. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 27:18
    "'Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:32
    You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
    Leviticus 25:17
    You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.
    Ecclesiastes 5:7
    For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
    Ecclesiastes 12:13
    The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
    1 Peter 2:17
    Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 23:2 - 3
    You shall not fall in with the many to do evil,...
    Deuteronomy 1:17
    You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall...
    Deuteronomy 16:19
    You shall not pervert justice. You shall not sh...
    Deuteronomy 27:19
    "'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due...
    Psalms 82:2
    How long will you judge unjustly and show parti...
    Proverbs 24:23
    These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality ...
    James 2:9
    But if you show partiality, you are committing ...
    2 Chronicles 19:6 - 7
    And said to the judges, "Consider what you do, ...
  21. Cross References
    Proverbs 11:13
    Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
    Proverbs 20:19
    Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 23:1
    You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
    Exodus 23:7
    Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
    Matthew 26:60 - 61
    But they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward
    1 Kings 21:10 - 13
    And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death.
    Acts 6:11 - 13
    Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.
  23. Cross References
    1 John 2:9
    Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.
    1 John 2:11
    But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
    1 John 3:15
    Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
  24. Cross References
    Proverbs 27:5 - 6
    Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
    Matthew 18:15
    If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
    Luke 17:3
    Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
    Galatians 6:1
    Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
    Ephesians 5:11
    Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
  25. Cross References
    Leviticus 22:16
    And so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
    Romans 1:32
    Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
    1 Timothy 5:22
    Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
    2 John 1:11
    For whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
  26. Cross References
    Proverbs 20:22
    Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
    Romans 12:17
    Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
    Romans 12:19
    Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.
    Hebrews 10:30
    For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people.
  27. Cross References
    Matthew 5:43
    "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall lo...
    Matthew 19:19
    Honor your father and mother, and, You shall lo...
    Matthew 22:39
    And a second is like it: You shall love your ne...
    Mark 12:31
    The second is this: 'You shall love your neighb...
    Luke 10:27
    And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your ...
    Romans 13:9
    For the commandments, "You shall not commit adu...
    Galatians 5:14
    For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "Yo...
    James 2:8
    If you really fulfill the royal law according t...
  28. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:4 - 5
    You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God.
  29. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 22:9 - 11
    You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard.
  30. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:15
    If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued in silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering.
    Leviticus 6:6 - 7
    And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent for a guilt offering.
  31. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:17
    It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.
  32. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 18:10
    There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer
    2 Kings 17:17
    And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings and used divination and omens and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.
  33. Cross References
    2 Kings 21:6
    And he burned his son as an offering and used fortune-telling and omens and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.
    2 Chronicles 33:6
    And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.
  34. Cross References
    Leviticus 21:5
    They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body.
    Isaiah 15:2
    He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails. On every head is baldness; every beard is shorn.
    Jeremiah 9:26
    Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
    Jeremiah 48:37
    For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth.
  35. Cross References
    Leviticus 21:1
    And the Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the pries...
    Leviticus 21:4 - 5
    He shall not make himself unclean as a husband ...
    Deuteronomy 14:1
    You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shal...
    1 Kings 18:28
    And they cried aloud and cut themselves after t...
    Jeremiah 16:6
    Both great and small shall die in this land. Th...
    Jeremiah 41:5
    Eighty men arrived from Shechem and Shiloh and ...
    Jeremiah 47:5
    Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has peris...
    Jeremiah 48:37
    For every head is shaved and every beard cut of...
  36. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 23:17
    None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute.
  37. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:3
    Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
    Leviticus 26:2
    You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
    Exodus 20:8
    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
  38. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 5:1
    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
    Matthew 21:12 - 13
    And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
    Mark 11:15 - 17
    And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
    Luke 19:45 - 46
    And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold.
    John 2:14 - 16
    In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.
  39. Cross References
    Leviticus 20:6
    If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, ...
    Leviticus 20:27
    "A man or a woman who is a medium or a necroman...
    Deuteronomy 18:11
    Or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or on...
    Isaiah 8:19
    And when they say to you, "Inquire of the mediu...
    Exodus 22:18
    You shall not permit a sorceress to live.
    1 Samuel 28:3
    Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned...
    1 Samuel 28:7
    Then Saul said to his servants, "Seek out for m...
    1 Samuel 28:9
    The woman said to him, "Surely you know what Sa...
    1 Chronicles 10:13
    So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke ...
    Acts 16:16
    As we were going to the place of prayer, we wer...
  40. Cross References
    Proverbs 20:29
    The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
    Lamentations 5:12
    Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.
  41. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:14
    You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
  42. Cross References
    Exodus 22:21
    You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
    Exodus 23:9
    You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
    Malachi 3:5
    Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
  43. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:29
    And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you.
  44. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 10:19
    Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
    Leviticus 19:18
    You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
  45. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:15
    You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
  46. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 25:13
    You shall not have in your bag two kinds of wei...
    Deuteronomy 25:15
    A full and fair weight you shall have, a full a...
    Proverbs 11:1
    A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, ...
    Proverbs 16:11
    A just balance and scales are the Lord 's; all ...
    Proverbs 20:10
    Unequal weights and unequal measures are both a...
    Ezekiel 45:10
    You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and...
    Amos 8:5
    Saying, "When will the new moon be over, that w...
    Micah 6:11
    Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and w...
  47. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:4 - 5
    You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God.
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