THEOSISDeuteronomy 22:30Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
No man shall take his father's wife, nor remove his covering.
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Deut 27:20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen.
- Lev 18:8Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.
- 1 Cor 5:1It is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens: that one should have his father's wife.
- Lev 20:11If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them.
- Ruth 3:9And he said to her: Who art thou ? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman.
- Ezek 16:8And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. and I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.
- 1 Cor 5:13For them that are without, God will judge. Put away the evil one from among yourselves.