Leviticus 20:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 20:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 20:14 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 20:14 — KJV
“And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.”
— Leviticus 20:14 (KJV)
Leviticus 20:14 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 20:14
“And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. folly: or, wickedness”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:14: take, wickedness, burnt
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:14: take, wife, mother
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:14: take, wife, burnt
“For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:14: take, wife, burnt
“And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 20:14: burnt, fire, both
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