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11 “If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father’s wives, both the man and the woman must be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

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11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.(A) Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.(B)

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23 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his mother-in-law.’

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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23 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”(A)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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20 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father’s wives, for he has violated his father.’

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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20 “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”(A)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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Paul Condemns Spiritual Pride

I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Greek his father’s wife.

Dealing With a Case of Incest

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife.(A)

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They trample helpless people in the dust
    and shove the oppressed out of the way.
Both father and son sleep with the same woman,
    corrupting my holy name.

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They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(A)

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“Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.

“Do not have sexual relations with any of your father’s wives, for this would violate your father.

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“‘Do not dishonor your father(A) by having sexual relations with your mother.(B) She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

“‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife;(C) that would dishonor your father.(D)

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