Punishments for Sexual Immorality

Leviticus 20

10 k 'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. 11 'The man who lies with his l father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. 12 'If a man lies with his m daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them. 13 n 'If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. 14 'If a man marries a woman and her o mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you. 15 'If a man mates with an p animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. 16 'If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them.

17 'If a man takes his q sister, his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be 1 cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness. He shall bear his 2 guilt. 18 r 'If a man lies with a woman during her 3 sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has 4 exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be 5 cut off from their people. 19 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your s mother's sister nor of your t father's sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt. 20 'If a man lies with his u uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 'If a man takes his v brother's wife, it is an 6 unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness. They shall be childless.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 20:14
    You shall not commit adultery.
    Leviticus 18:20
    Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your n...
    Deuteronomy 5:18
    You shall not commit adultery.
    Deuteronomy 22:22
    If a man is found lying with a woman married to...
    John 8:4
    They said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caug...
    John 8:5
    "Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such ...
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:7
    The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
    Leviticus 18:8
    The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness.
    Deuteronomy 27:20
    'Cursed is the one who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's bed.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
  3. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:15
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law - she is your son's wife - you shall not uncover her nakedness.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:22
    You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
    Deuteronomy 23:17
    There shall be no ritual harlot of the daughters of Israel, or a perverted one of the sons of Israel.
    Judges 19:22
    As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:17
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:23
    Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.
    Deuteronomy 27:21
    'Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
  7. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:9
    The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.
    Deuteronomy 27:22
    'Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
  8. Cross References
    Leviticus 15:24
    And if any man lies with her at all, so that her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean.
    Leviticus 18:19
    Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:13
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is near of kin to your mother.
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:12
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is near of kin to your father.
  11. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:14
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:16
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness.
    Matthew 14:3
    For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
    Matthew 14:4
    Because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her.
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