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Leviticus 19:28
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Leviticus 19:28
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28 You shall not make any gashes in your flesh for the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord.(A)
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Leviticus 19:28
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Leviticus 19:28
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28 “‘Do not cut(A) your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 14:1
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Pagan Practices Forbidden
14 “You are children of the Lord your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your forelocks for the dead.(A)
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Deuteronomy 14:1
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Clean and Unclean Food(A)
14 You are the children(B) of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
1 Kings 18:28
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1 Kings 18:28
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28 Then they cried aloud, and, as was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances until the blood gushed out over them.(A)
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1 Kings 18:28
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1 Kings 18:28
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28 So they shouted louder and slashed(A) themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.
Leviticus 21:5
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Leviticus 21:5
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5 They shall not make bald spots upon their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or make any gashes in their flesh.(A)
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Leviticus 21:5
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Leviticus 21:5
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5 “‘Priests must not shave(A) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(B) or cut their bodies.(C)
Jeremiah 16:6
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Jeremiah 16:6
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6 Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them; there shall be no gashing, no shaving of the head for them.(A)
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Jeremiah 16:6
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Jeremiah 16:6
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6 “Both high and low will die in this land.(A) They will not be buried or mourned,(B) and no one will cut(C) themselves or shave(D) their head for the dead.
Leviticus 21:1
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Leviticus 21:1
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The Holiness of Priests
21 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:
“No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his relatives,(A)
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Leviticus 21:1
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Leviticus 21:1
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Rules for Priests
21 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron,(A) and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean(B) for any of his people who die,(C)
Jeremiah 48:37
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Jeremiah 48:37
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37 For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; on all the hands there are gashes and on the loins sackcloth.(A)
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Jeremiah 48:37
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Mark 5:5
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Mark 5:5
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5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones.
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Mark 5:5
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Mark 5:5
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5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
Revelation 20:4
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Revelation 20:4
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4 Then I saw thrones, and those seated on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony to Jesus[a] and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its brand on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.(A)
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- 20.4 Or for the testimony of Jesus
Revelation 20:4
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Revelation 20:4
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4 I saw thrones(A) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.(B) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded(C) because of their testimony about Jesus(D) and because of the word of God.(E) They[a] had not worshiped the beast(F) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.(G) They came to life and reigned(H) with Christ a thousand years.
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- Revelation 20:4 Or God; I also saw those who
Revelation 13:16-17
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Revelation 13:16-17
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16 Also, it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be given a brand on the right hand or the forehead,(A) 17 so that no one can buy or sell who does not have the brand, that is, the name of the beast or the number for its name.(B)
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Revelation 13:16-17
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Revelation 13:16-17
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16 It also forced all people, great and small,(A) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(B) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(C) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(D)
Revelation 19:20
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Revelation 19:20
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20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the brand of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
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Revelation 19:20
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Revelation 19:20
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20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(A) who had performed the signs(B) on its behalf.(C) With these signs he had deluded(D) those who had received the mark of the beast(E) and worshiped its image.(F) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(G) of burning sulfur.(H)
Revelation 16:2
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Revelation 16:2
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2 So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the brand of the beast and who worshiped its image.(A)
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Revelation 16:2
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Revelation 16:2
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2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(A) and ugly, festering sores(B) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(C)
Revelation 15:2
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Revelation 15:2
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2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.(A)
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