Leviticus 20:10-12

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Punishments for Sexual Sins

¹⁰ “If a man has sexual relations with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman are guilty of adultery and must be put to death! ¹¹ If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. They are responsible for their own death.^[a] It is as if that man had sexual relations with his father!^[b]

¹² “If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed a terrible sexual sin! They are responsible for their own death.