Matthew 14:4
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4 because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(A)
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Leviticus 20:21
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21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.(A)
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Leviticus 18:16
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16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.(A)
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Acts 24:24-25
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Paul Held in Custody
24 Some days later when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak concerning faith in Christ Jesus. 25 And as he discussed justice, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present; when I have an opportunity, I will send for you.”(A)
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Mark 6:18
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18 For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(A)
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Isaiah 8:20
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20 for teaching and for instruction?” surely those who speak like this will have no dawn!(A)
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Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)
2 Chronicles 26:18-19
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18 they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to make offering to the Lord, but for the priests the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to make offering. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.”(A) 19 Then Uzziah was enraged. Now he had a censer in his hand to make offering, and when he became enraged with the priests a defiling disease broke out on his forehead, in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, by the altar of incense.(B)
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1 Kings 21:19
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19 You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Have you killed and also taken possession? You shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will also lick up your blood.”(A)
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2 Samuel 12:7
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7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul;(A)
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Deuteronomy 25:5-6
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Levirate Marriage
5 “When brothers reside together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, taking her in marriage and performing the duty of a husband’s brother to her,(A) 6 and the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed to the name of the deceased brother, so that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.(B)
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