Verse 25

And unto any dead man they come not for uncleanness, but for father, and for mother, and for son, and for daughter, for brother, for sister who hath not been to a man, they defile themselves.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 21:1-6 : 1 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Speak unto the priests, sons of Aaron, and thou hast said unto them, For `any' person `a priest' is not defiled among his people, 2 except for his relation who `is' near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother. 3 and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled. 4 `A master `priest' doth not defile himself among his people -- to pollute himself; 5 they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting; 6 they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.
• Lev 22:4 : 4 `Any man of the seed of Aaron, and is leprous or hath an issue -- of the holy things he doth not eat till that he is clean; and he who is coming against any uncleanness of a person, or a man whose seed of copulation goeth out from him,
• Matt 8:21-22 : 21 And another of his disciples said to him, `Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;' 22 and Jesus said to him, `Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'
• Luke 9:59-60 : 59 And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;' 60 and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'
• 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;
• 1 Thess 4:13-15 : 13 And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope, 14 for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also God those asleep through Jesus he will bring with him, 15 for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living -- who do remain over to the presence of the Lord -- may not precede those asleep,