Bible Cross References
And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
Leviticus 21:1-6
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And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: No one shall be defiled for the dead among his people,
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except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;
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also his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband, for her he may be defiled.
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Otherwise, being a ruler among his people, he shall not be defiled to profane himself.
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They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the corners of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
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They shall be set apart to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Jehovah by fire, and the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
Leviticus 22:4
Any man of the seed of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man whose seed goes out through intercourse,
Matthew 8:21
And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, let me first go away and bury my father.
Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
Luke 9:59
And He said to another, Follow Me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and bury my father.
Luke 9:60
Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.
2 Corinthians 5:16
Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-15
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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you sorrow not as others who have no hope.
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For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
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For this we say to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.