Lévitique - Caput 18

Lévitique 18.1 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens Lévitique 18.2 loquere filiis Israhel et dices ad eos ego Dominus Deus vester Lévitique 18.3 iuxta consuetudinem terrae Aegypti in qua habitastis non facietis et iuxta morem regionis Chanaan ad quam ego introducturus sum vos non agetis nec in legitimis eorum ambulabitis Lévitique 18.4 facietis iudicia mea et praecepta servabitis et ambulabitis in eis ego Dominus Deus vester Lévitique 18.5 custodite leges meas atque iudicia quae faciens homo vivet in eis ego Dominus Lévitique 18.6 omnis homo ad proximam sanguinis sui non accedet ut revelet turpitudinem eius ego Dominus Lévitique 18.7 turpitudinem patris et turpitudinem matris tuae non discoperies mater tua est non revelabis turpitudinem eius Lévitique 18.8 turpitudinem uxoris patris tui non discoperies turpitudo enim patris tui est Lévitique 18.9 turpitudinem sororis tuae ex patre sive ex matre quae domi vel foris genita est non revelabis Lévitique 18.10 turpitudinem filiae filii tui vel neptis ex filia non revelabis quia turpitudo tua est Lévitique 18.11 turpitudinem filiae uxoris patris tui quam peperit patri tuo et est soror tua non revelabis Lévitique 18.12 turpitudinem sororis patris tui non discoperies quia caro est patris tui Lévitique 18.13 turpitudinem sororis matris tuae non revelabis eo quod caro sit matris tuae Lévitique 18.14 turpitudinem patrui tui non revelabis nec accedes ad uxorem eius quae tibi adfinitate coniungitur Lévitique 18.15 turpitudinem nurus tuae non revelabis quia uxor filii tui est nec discoperies ignominiam eius Lévitique 18.16 turpitudinem uxoris fratris tui non revelabis quia turpitudo fratris tui est Lévitique 18.17 turpitudinem uxoris tuae et filiae eius non revelabis filiam filii eius et filiam filiae illius non sumes ut reveles ignominiam eius quia caro illius sunt et talis coitus incestus est Lévitique 18.18 sororem uxoris tuae in pelicatum illius non accipies nec revelabis turpitudinem eius adhuc illa vivente Lévitique 18.19 ad mulierem quae patitur menstrua non accedes nec revelabis foeditatem eius Lévitique 18.20 cum uxore proximi tui non coibis nec seminis commixtione maculaberis Lévitique 18.21 de semine tuo non dabis ut consecretur idolo Moloch nec pollues nomen Dei tui ego Dominus Lévitique 18.22 cum masculo non commisceberis coitu femineo quia abominatio est Lévitique 18.23 cum omni pecore non coibis nec maculaberis cum eo mulier non subcumbet iumento nec miscebitur ei quia scelus est Lévitique 18.24 ne polluamini in omnibus his quibus contaminatae sunt universae gentes quas ego eiciam ante conspectum vestrum Lévitique 18.25 et quibus polluta est terra cuius ego scelera visitabo ut evomat habitatores suos Lévitique 18.26 custodite legitima mea atque iudicia et non faciat ex omnibus abominationibus istis tam indigena quam colonus qui peregrinatur apud vos Lévitique 18.27 omnes enim execrationes istas fecerunt accolae terrae qui fuerunt ante vos et polluerunt eam Lévitique 18.28 cavete ergo ne et vos similiter evomat cum paria feceritis sicut evomuit gentem quae fuit ante vos Lévitique 18.29 omnis anima quae fecerit de abominationibus his quippiam peribit de medio populi sui Lévitique 18.30 custodite mandata mea nolite facere quae fecerunt hii qui fuerunt ante vos et ne polluamini in eis ego Dominus Deus vester

Lévitique : Caput 18

The Laws of Intimacy in the Book of Leviticus

Chapter 18 of the Book of Leviticus establishes specific laws regarding forbidden sexual relations. These laws, given by God, set essential limits on human intimacy. This sacred text lists several forms of sexual immorality, such as incest, adultery, and pagan practices, thus emphasizing the sanctity of marriage and the importance of sexual purity.

The commandments in this chapter reflect God's design for human relationships and are intended to protect the family structure, the pillar of our society. With this in mind, we invite you to consider five biblical passages that shed light on the current relevance of these moral principles for God's people today.

1. 1 Corinthians 5:1

"It is reported that there is sexual immorality among you, even such immorality as is not found among the Gentiles, so much so that a man lives with his father's wife." - In this verse, Paul condemns a case of incest, echoing the prohibitions established in Leviticus 18.

2. Matthew 19:4-5

"He answered, 'Have you not read that at the beginning the Creator created them male and female and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?'" - Jesus here reaffirms the divine model of marriage, which underlies the laws of Leviticus 18.

3. Romans 1:26-27

"For this reason, God gave them up to shameful passions. Even their women exchanged their natural sexual relations for others, contrary to nature. In the same way, the men also abandoned the natural relations with women and became inflamed with passion for one another." - Paul refers to the sexual prohibitions of Leviticus 18, thus addressing human depravity.

4. 1 Corinthians 6:18

"Flee sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits, they commit outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their own body." - This verse resonates with the warnings against sexual immorality in Leviticus 18.

5. Galatians 5:19-21

"Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissensions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, revelries, and so on. I warn you, as I have already warned you, that those who practice these things will not inherit the Kingdom of God." - Here, Paul lists several sins, including those prohibited in Leviticus 18, as works of the flesh.

Reflecting on these passages, we are called to understand and respect the divine laws that govern our lives. The teaching of Holy Scripture guides us to a life of integrity and purity, in harmony with God's plan for humanity.