Leviticus 20:9-11

Easy-to-Read Version

⁹ “Whoever curses their father or mother must be put to death. They cursed their father or mother, so they are responsible for their own death!^[a]

Punishments for Sexual Sins

¹⁰ “If a man has sexual relations with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman are guilty of adultery and must be put to death! ¹¹ If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. They are responsible for their own death.^[b] It is as if that man had sexual relations with his father!^[c]