Leviticus 21:13

WEB

¹³“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

KJV

¹³And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

BSB

¹³The woman he marries must be a virgin.

FBV

¹³He can only marry a virgin.

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2 Corinthians 11:2

²For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you in marriage to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Ezekiel 44:22

²²They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

⁴These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

Leviticus 21:7

⁷“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.