Deuteronomy 14:1-2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Forbidden Practices

14 “You are sons of the Lord your God;^(A) do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head^[a] on behalf of the dead,^{(B) 2} for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession^(C) out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.