Leviticus 18:20
Leviticus · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.”Leviticus 18:20
What Does Leviticus 18:20 Mean?
Leviticus 18:20 is found in the book of Leviticus, chapter 18, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Leviticus 18:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 20:14“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”Numbers 5:13“And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;”Leviticus 20:10“And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.”Matthew 5:27“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:”1 Corinthians 6:9“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Deuteronomy 5:18“Neither shalt thou commit adultery.”2 Samuel 11:3“And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”Proverbs 6:25“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”Ezekiel 22:11“And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.”Deuteronomy 22:22“If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.”Deuteronomy 22:25“But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:”2 Samuel 11:27“And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.”Proverbs 6:29“So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Romans 2:22“Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?”Galatians 5:19“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
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