Leviticus 11:8
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 11:24 expands on the uncleanness from touching carcasses, directly continuing the same law from Leviticus 11:8.
Leviticus 11:31 lists more unclean swarming creatures and the consequence of touching their carcasses, part of the same purity code as Leviticus 11:8.
In Leviticus 5:2, accidentally touching an unclean carcass requires a guilt offering — applying the prohibition in Leviticus 11:8 with a remedy for transgression.
Hebrews 9:10 describes such food and purity regulations as temporary 'regulations for the body' until the time of reformation, explaining the purpose of Leviticus 11:8.
Colossians 2:21-23 criticizes 'do not handle, taste, touch' rules as human precepts, contrasting the OT purity laws like Leviticus 11:8.
Romans 14:14-17 declares all foods clean in principle, contrasting Leviticus 11:8's absolute dietary bans.
Acts 10:10-15 shows God declaring all foods clean, directly countering Leviticus 11:8's command to avoid unclean animals.
Mark 7:18 reinforces Jesus' teaching that what enters cannot defile — overturning the Levitical unclean category.
In Mark 7:15, Jesus declares nothing external defiles, directly contradicting Leviticus 11:8's dietary prohibitions.
In Matthew 15:20, Jesus concludes that moral defilement matters, not dietary laws — directly contrasting the external uncleanness in Leviticus 11:8.
In Matthew 15:11, Jesus redefines defilement as internal — contrasting with Leviticus 11:8's external dietary prohibitions.
In Hosea 9:3, exile forces Israel to eat unclean food — a direct violation of Leviticus 11:8's dietary restrictions, showing judgment for disobedience.
Acts 10:28 applies the clean/unclean principle to people, broadening beyond the dietary restrictions of Leviticus 11:8.
2 Corinthians 6:17 echoes 'touch no unclean thing' from Leviticus, applying it to separation from unbelievers, not diet.
In Isaiah 52:11, 'touch no unclean thing' echoes Leviticus 11:8's command, extending it to a call for purity in the context of returning from exile.
Acts 15:29 retains dietary prohibitions (blood, strangled) similar to Leviticus 11:8, but for Gentile believers.
Romans 14:21 advises abstaining for love, not because food is inherently unclean — a shift from Leviticus 11:8's reason.