◄ Leviticus 21:13 ►
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Good News Translation
He shall marry a virgin,

New Revised Standard Version
He shall marry only a woman who is a virgin.

Contemporary English Version
If you are the high priest, you must marry only a virgin

New American Bible
He shall marry only a woman who is a virgin.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall take a virgin unto his wife.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He shall take a virgin unto his wife.

Leviticus 21:7 They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God,

Ezekiel 44:22 Neither shall they take to wife a widow, nor one that is divorced, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel: but they may take a widow also, that is, the widow of a priest.

2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Revelation 14:4 These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

Context
Holiness Required of Priests
…12Neither shall he go out of the holy places, lest he defile the sanctuary of the Lord: because the oil of the holy unction of his God is upon him. I am the Lord. 13He shall take a virgin unto his wife.14But a widow or one that is divorced, or defied, or a harlot, he shall not take: but a maid of his own people.…
Cross References
Leviticus 21:7
They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God,

Leviticus 21:12
Neither shall he go out of the holy places, lest he defile the sanctuary of the Lord: because the oil of the holy unction of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:14
But a widow or one that is divorced, or defied, or a harlot, he shall not take: but a maid of his own people.

Ezekiel 44:22
Neither shall they take to wife a widow, nor one that is divorced, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel: but they may take a widow also, that is, the widow of a priest.

Leviticus 21:12
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