Leviticus 20:11

And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Cross-references

Leviticus 20:9 also imposes death for cursing parents, reinforcing the chapter’s theme of capital offenses against family honor.

Leviticus 18:8 forbids the same act—sleeping with one's father's wife—making this law consistent.

Leviticus 18:6 gives the general ban on incest, and this verse applies it specifically to father’s wife with the death penalty.

Leviticus 18:7 forbids uncovering a mother’s nakedness; this verse extends the same principle to a father’s wife (stepmother).

Deuteronomy 27:20 pronounces a curse on anyone who sleeps with his father's wife, reinforcing this law.

In 1 Corinthians 5:1, Paul condemns the same sin—a man having his father’s wife—showing the NT upholds this prohibition as a serious offense.

Deuteronomy 22:30 restates the same prohibition: a man shall not take his father’s wife, reinforcing the law’s permanence.

2 Samuel 16:21 Historical context

2 Samuel 16:21 records Absalom sleeping with his father’s concubines—a direct historical example of the very sin condemned here.

1 Chronicles 5:1 Historical context

1 Chronicles 5:1 notes Reuben defiling his father’s bed—another narrative instance of the same incestuous act with a father’s wife.

Ezekiel 22:10 uses the same phrase 'uncovered their fathers' nakedness' to indict Jerusalem for this very sin.

Deuteronomy 27:23 curses sleeping with a mother-in-law, a related but different sexual sin against the family.

Amos 2:7 Parallel

Amos 2:7 condemns father and son using the same girl, profaning God's name—similar dishonor of the father.