Leviticus 21:17 (WEB)
“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
Fathers and councils · 6
Cyprian of Carthage
“…even if they have been in lighter guilt; and says in Leviticus: “The man in whom there shall be any blemish or stain shall not approach to offer gifts to God?”” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 17.
Read the whole comment“Also in Leviticus the Lord commands and says, “Whosoever hath any spot or blemish upon him, shall not approach to offer gifts to God.”” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 17.
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Jerome
“Let the best-intentioned priest be deprived of his office if he bear a scar and be disfigured.” — editor's note: Levit. xxi. 17–23.
Read the whole comment“In the old testament we read,“No man that hath a blemish shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Levit. xxi. 17.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“I know also that not even bodily blemishes in either priests or victims passed without notice, but that it was required by the law that perfect sacrifices must be offered by perfect men—a symbol, I take it, of integrity of soul.” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 17.
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Gregory the Great
“For on this account it is said to Moses by the supernal voice, Speak unto Aaron; Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, he shall not offer loaves of bread to the Lord his God (Lev. xxi. 17).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 19
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule I.12.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 63.