Leviticus 18:5-7

The Message

Sex

18 ^1-5 God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, I am God, your God. Don’t live like the people of Egypt where you used to live, and don’t live like the people of Canaan where I’m bringing you. Don’t do what they do. Obey my laws and live by my decrees. I am your God. Keep my decrees and laws: The person who obeys them lives by them. I am God.

⁶ “Don’t have sex with a close relative. I am God.

⁷ “Don’t violate your father by having sex with your mother. She is your mother. Don’t have sex with her.