Leviticus 10:10
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
Cross-references
In Leviticus 11:47, the same phrase 'difference between unclean and clean' repeats the command, reinforcing it.
In Leviticus 20:25, the command to distinguish clean/unclean is restated, expanding its application to all Israel.
Leviticus 13:3 applies this duty: the priest examines leprosy to determine clean or unclean.
Leviticus 14:57 summarizes the leprosy laws as teaching when something is clean or unclean, fulfilling this command.
In Leviticus 20:26, the call to be holy and set apart echoes the distinction between holy and unholy from here.
Ezekiel 22:26 rebukes priests for failing to distinguish holy from common — the very duty commanded here.
Ezekiel 44:23 restates this priestly duty to teach the difference between holy and common, clean and unclean.
1 Peter 1:14-16 commands holiness as God is holy, echoing the call to distinguish the holy from the common.
Isaiah 28:7 condemns priests who err from wine, failing to discern — the very duty commanded here.
Ezekiel 42:20 uses the same phrase 'between the holy and the common' to describe the temple wall's purpose, directly echoing Leviticus 10:10's priestly duty.
Acts 11:8 quotes Peter saying 'nothing common or unclean' directly from the Levitical categories in Leviticus 10:10, though he rejects the restriction in a vision.
Haggai 2:11 asks priests for a ruling on holy/common contamination, applying the Leviticus 10:10 distinction to a practical case.
Titus 1:15 teaches that purity is internal, contrasting with the external ritual distinctions required here.
Genesis 7:2 shows an early distinction of clean/unclean animals, foreshadowing the detailed laws here.
In Jeremiah 15:19, the prophet is told to separate precious from vile, applying the same discernment principle.