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Leviticus 18:20

Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbour's wife, to defile yourself with her.

Updated King James Version

In The King James Version

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

In Context

19Also you shall not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

21And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:10And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 22:22If 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 shall you put away evil from Israel.

2 Samuel 11:3And 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 6:25Lust not after her beauty in yours heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids.

Ezekiel 18:6And has not eaten upon the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbour's wife, neither has come near to a menstruous woman,

Matthew 5:27All of you have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not commit adultery:

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:20-30

Laws against Iniquity. ( b. c. 1490.) 19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile… Read the whole commentary →

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