Leviticus 18:26

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

Cross-reference

Leviticus 18:5 provides the life-giving promise attached to keeping the statutes that Leviticus 18:26 commands.

Leviticus 18:30 reinforces the same command from Leviticus 18:26, adding motivation by identifying the customs as abominable and emphasizing God's identity.

Leviticus 18:4 directly commands keeping God's statutes and judgments, identical in substance to the closing command in verse 26.

Leviticus 17:8 applies the same rule to both native and sojourner, reinforcing the inclusive command here.

In Leviticus 17:10, the same inclusive language about strangers appears, consistent with the call to obey here.

Leviticus 20:22 repeats the charge to keep all statutes and judgments, with the same consequence of the land spuing out the disobedient.

John 15:14 Parallel

In John 15:14, Jesus calls disciples friends if they obey him—a direct NT echo of the obedience required here.

John 14:21-23 promises intimacy to those who keep commandments, deepening the obedience theme here.

John 14:15 Parallel

In John 14:15, Jesus ties love for him to keeping commandments, mirroring the call to obedience here.

Luke 11:28 Parallel

Luke 11:28 pronounces blessing on those who keep God's word, paralleling the command to keep God's statutes here.

Psalm 105:45 states the land was given so they might keep God's statutes, directly echoing the call to obey here.

Deuteronomy 18:9 explicitly warns against learning the abominations of the nations when entering the land, directly echoing Leviticus 18:26.

Deuteronomy 12:31 specifies child sacrifice as an abomination of the nations, illustrating the very practices Leviticus 18:26 forbids.

Ezekiel 33:26 warns that working abomination and defiling neighbors forfeits the land, mirroring Leviticus 18:26's condition for possession.

Ezekiel 18:12 lists abominations including idolatry and oppression, providing specific examples of what Leviticus 18:26 prohibits generally.

Exodus 23:24 also warns against adopting Canaanite practices, specifically idolatry and worship, reinforcing the command to avoid their abominations.

Deuteronomy 12:32 commands careful obedience without addition or subtraction, aligning with the call in Leviticus 18:26 to keep all of God's statutes.

Ezekiel 18:17 describes walking in God's statutes and judgments, the positive counterpart to avoiding abominations in Leviticus 18:26.

Deuteronomy 4:40 promises well-being and prolonged days in the land for keeping God's statutes, the same obedience commanded in Leviticus 18:26.

Deuteronomy 4:2 warns against adding or subtracting from God's commands, reinforcing the need to faithfully keep all statutes as in Leviticus 18:26.

Deuteronomy 4:1 links obedience to statutes with entering and possessing the land, echoing the command in Leviticus 18:26 to keep God's rules.