Leviticus 20:11
A man who has sex with his father's wife has brought shame on his father. Both the man and the woman must be executed. Both must surely be put to death; they bear the responsibility for their punishment.
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10Any man who commits adultery with someone else's wife must be executed, as well as the woman.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:7Don't shame your father by having sex with your mother. She is your mother; don't have sex with her.
Deuteronomy 27:23“A curse on any man who sleeps with his mother-in-law!” Everyone says “Amen!”
1 Corinthians 5:1I hear reports that sexual immorality is happening among you, immorality that even the foreigners don't practice. A man is living with his father's wife!
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:11-22
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. 11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 13 If a man also… Read the whole commentary →