Leviticus 20:10
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 18:20 prohibits adultery with a neighbor's wife — the very sin punished by death in this verse.
John 8:5 directly quotes the command to stone adulterers from Leviticus, using it as a test for Jesus.
In John 8:4, the Pharisees cite this very law (caught in adultery) to trap Jesus, referencing the Mosaic death penalty.
Ezekiel 23:45-47 applies the adultery penalty to unfaithful Israel, using the same legal standard to judge the nation's spiritual adultery.
Deuteronomy 22:22-24 restates the same law: both the adulterer and adulteress must die, reinforcing the penalty in Leviticus.
In 2 Samuel 12:13, David confesses adultery but receives forgiveness, contrasting with Leviticus' death penalty and showing God's mercy.
Exodus 20:14 is the commandment against adultery that Leviticus 20:10 enforces with the death penalty, linking prohibition to punishment.
Ezekiel 22:11 condemns Israel for committing adultery with a neighbor's wife, directly echoing this law's prohibition.
Ezekiel 18:6 lists not defiling a neighbor's wife as a mark of righteousness, showing this law as the standard for right living.
Proverbs 6:29 states that no one who sleeps with his neighbor's wife will go unpunished — directly echoing the death penalty here.
Ezekiel 16:38 applies the punishment of adulteresses to Jerusalem's spiritual adultery — using this law as a metaphor for God's judgment.
Romans 7:3 uses the law against adultery to illustrate how death frees from the law's binding claim.
Matthew 5:27 cites the adultery prohibition; Leviticus 20:10 gives the penalty that underscores its gravity.
Jeremiah 5:7 accuses Israel of committing adultery despite God's provision — a prophetic example of the very sin punished here.
In Genesis 39:9, Joseph calls adultery a wicked sin against God, anticipating the severe judgment Leviticus prescribes for it.
Genesis 38:24 shows Judah ordering burning for Tamar's sexual sin, reflecting the capital penalty for adultery later codified in Leviticus.
Job 31:11 calls adultery a wicked deed and a sin to be judged — affirming the same condemnation as this law.
Numbers 15:30 says defiant sinners must be cut off — adultery is a defiant sin, and the death penalty here enacts that cutting off.
Numbers 5:31 concludes that the woman bears consequences but not death — contrasting the death penalty here for proven adultery.
Malachi 3:5 warns God will testify against adulterers, reinforcing the seriousness of this capital offense.
Numbers 5:13 describes a case of hidden adultery with no witnesses — a different scenario from the proven adultery punished here.
In Genesis 20:9, Abimelech accuses Abraham of bringing guilt by nearly causing adultery, echoing the seriousness of taking another's wife seen in Leviticus.