Leviticus 22:16
Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.
Cross-references
In Leviticus 22:9, the same warning about priests bearing sin for profaning holy things reinforces the principle here.
In Leviticus 22:32, the same warning against profaning God's name closes the chapter, echoing the sanctity theme.
In Leviticus 10:17, priests bear iniquity to make atonement — contrasting with the guilt-bearing from profane eating here.
In Leviticus 20:8, the same declaration 'I am the LORD who sanctifies' links covenant obedience to God's sanctifying role.
In Exodus 29:44, God consecrates priests — the same sanctifying work referenced at the end of this verse.
Isaiah 53:11 has the servant bearing iniquities for others, contrasting with the sinner bearing their own guilt in this verse.
Isaiah 53:12 says the servant bore the sin of many, while Leviticus 22:16 has sinners bearing their own iniquity—a direct contrast.