Bible Verses about “man shall not lay with man”
The Bible contains 43 verses about man shall not lay with man across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
“¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
“And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”
“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:”
“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.”
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.”
“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”
“And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”
“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”
“Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”
“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
“¶ None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.”
“The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.”
“The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness.”
“The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman.”
“The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.”
“The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she [is] thine aunt.”
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it [is] thy brother's nakedness.”
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she [is] thy mother's near kinswoman.”
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.”
“Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.”
“Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion.”
“Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].”
“And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.”
“¶ Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.”
“Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.”
“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.”
“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit [any] of these abominations; [neither] any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:”
“Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:”
“And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.”
“(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)”
“That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that [were] before you.”
“¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.”
“Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.”
“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.”
“For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among their people.”
“Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that [ye] commit not [any one] of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I [am] the LORD your God.”