Genesis 3:3
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3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you (A)touch it, lest you die.’ ”
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Genesis 2:16-17
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16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (A)you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it (B)you[a] shall surely (C)die.”
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- Genesis 2:17 Lit. dying you shall die
2 Corinthians 6:17
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17 Therefore
(A)“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
Job 1:11
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11 (A)But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely (B)curse[a] You to Your face!”
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Genesis 20:6
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6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For (A)I also withheld you from sinning (B)against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
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Exodus 19:12-13
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12 You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. (A)Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. 13 Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain.”
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Colossians 2:21
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21 (A)“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,”
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Job 19:21
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21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!
Job 2:5
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5 (A)But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his (B)bone and his flesh, and he will surely [a]curse You to Your face!”
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1 Chronicles 16:22
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22 Saying, (A)“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
1 Corinthians 7:1
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Principles of Marriage
7 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me:
(A)It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
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