"And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, …" — Ezekiel 44:25

Ezekiel 44:25 · KJV

“And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.”

— Ezekiel 44:25

Verse 24

And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; {and} they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

Verse 26

And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

Ezekiel 44 — Context

And they shall teach my people {the difference} between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.

Cross References

Leviticus 22:4

What man soever of the seed of Aaron {is} a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing {that is} unclean {by} the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; {running...: Heb. running of the reins}

Luke 9:59-60

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Matthew 8:21-22

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Leviticus 21:1-6

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

1 Thessalonians 4:13-15

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

2 Corinthians 5:16

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we {him} no more.