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Bible Verses About Incest

20 verses · 1 aspect

Key Bible Verses

  1. "'None of you is to approach anyone who is a close relative in order to have sexual relations; I am ADONAI.

  2. You are not to have sexual relations with your father, and you are not to have sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother -do not have sexual relations with her.

  3. You are not to have sexual relations with your father's wife; that is your father's prerogative.

  4. You are not to have sexual relations with your sister, the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere. Do not have sexual relations with them.

  5. You are not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter or with your daughter's daughter. Do not have sexual relations with them, because their sexual disgrace will be your own.

  6. You are not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter, born to your father, because she is your sister; do not have sexual relations with her.

  7. You are not to have sexual relations with your father's sister, because she is your father's close relative.

  8. You are not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister, because she is your mother's close relative.

  9. You are not to disgrace your father's brother by having sexual relations with his wife, because she is your aunt.

  10. You are not to have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; because she is your son's wife. Do not have sexual relations with her.

  11. You are not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife, because this is your brother's prerogative.

  12. "'You are not to have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter, nor are you to have sexual relations with her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are close relatives of hers, and it would be shameful.

  13. You are not to take a woman to be a rival with her sister and have sexual relations with her while her sister is still alive.

  14. The man who goes to bed with his father's wife has disgraced his father sexually, and both of them must be put to death; their blood is on them.

  15. If a man goes to bed with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death; they have committed a perversion, and their blood is on them.

  16. You are not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister or your father's sister; a person who does this has had sexual relations with his close relative; they will bear the consequences of their wrongdoing.

  17. If a man goes to bed with his uncle's wife, he has disgraced his uncle sexually; they will bear the consequences of their sin and die childless.

  18. If a man takes his brother's wife, it is uncleanness; he has disgraced his brother sexually; they will be childless.

  19. "'A curse on anyone who has sexual relations with his sister, no matter whether she is the daughter of his father or of his mother.'All the people are to say, 'Amen!'

  20. "'A curse on anyone who has sexual relations with his mother-in-law.' All the people are to say, 'Amen!'