Holy Scripture

Leviticus 20:10

A church father on this verse
“A woman accused of adultery was brought by the Scribes and Pharisees to the Lord Jesus with the malicious intent, that, if He was to acquit her, He might seem to annul the Law, if He condemned her, that He might seem to have changed the purpose of His coming, since He came to remit the sins of all men. To the same pur…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Letter XXVI

Source: Septuagint

Original

10Whatever man shall commit adultery with the wife of a man, or whoever shall commit adultery with the wife of his neighbor, let them die the death, the adulterer and the adulteress.

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In context

8And ye shall observe my ordinances, and do them: I am the Lord that sanctifies you.

9Every man who shall speak evil of his father or of his mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his mother? he shall be guilty.

— Leviticus 20:10 —

11And if anyone should lie with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.

12And if anyone should lie with his daughter-in-law, let them both be put to death; for they have wrought impiety, they are guilty.

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