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And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
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Bible References
General references
Leviticus 21:1
Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, Aaron's sons, and say to them, 'One must not make himself unclean for a dead person among his [own] people,
Leviticus 22:4
" '{Anyone} from Aaron's offspring, if he [is] afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary {until} he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,
Matthew 8:21
And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
Luke 9:59
And he said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first allow me to go [and] bury my father."
2 Corinthians 5:16
So then, from now on we know no one {from a human point of view}, if indeed we have known Christ {from a human point of view}, but now we know [him this way] no longer.
1 Thessalonians 4:13
Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve as also the rest, who have no hope.