Leviticus 21:11
He is not to go near any dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.
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In The King James Version
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
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Leviticus 19:28don't cut your bodies in some pagan ritual for the dead, and don't get yourselves tattoos. I am the Lord.
Numbers 6:7Even if it's their father, mother, brother or sister who has died, they are not to make themselves unclean, because their uncut hair announces their dedication to God.
Deuteronomy 33:9Levi said that he didn't pay attention to his father and mother, that he didn't acknowledge his brothers, and that he didn't recognize his children. The Levites did what you said and kept your agreement.
Matthew 12:46While he was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers arrived and stood outside, wanting to talk to him.
Luke 14:26“If you want to follow me but you don't hate your father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters—even your own life—you can't be my disciple.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:11-16
10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord . 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a… Read the whole commentary →