Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Unto the altar

Bible References

Unto the altar

Exodus 20:26
Neither shall thou go up by steps to my altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered on it.

Bear not iniquity

Leviticus 5:1
And if a soul sins, in that he hears the voice of an oath, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he does not testify, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 20:19
And thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister, for he has made naked his near kin. They shall bear their iniquity.
Leviticus 22:9
They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die in it if they profane it. I am LORD who sanctifies them.
Numbers 9:13
But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbears to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people, because he did not offer the oblation of LORD in its appointed season; that man shall bear his sin.
Numbers 18:22
And henceforth the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
Matthew 22:12
And he says to him, Friend, how did thou come in here not having a wedding garment? But he was speechless.