When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they ha
The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because
she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she h
Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adult
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought
No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that
“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against
And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he i
When King David heard all this, he was furious.
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtu
“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgrac
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, the
Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impu
Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—fo
We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and gre
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips an