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Ezekiel 44:21-23

21 No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.

22 They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.

23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

Cross References for Ezekiel 44:21-23

Leviticus 10:9 - “You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent... Click to read the verse Leviticus 10:9 Click to read the verse Leviticus 10:9

1 Timothy 3:3 - not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3

Titus 1:7 - Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick... Click to read the verse Titus 1:7 Click to read the verse Titus 1:7

Luke 1:15 - for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drin... Click to read the verse Luke 1:15 Click to read the verse Luke 1:15

1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and no... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:8 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:8

Isaiah 28:7 - And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and... Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:7

1 Timothy 5:23 - Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illne... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:23 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:23

Titus 1:7-8 - Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick... Click to read the verse Titus 1:7-8 Click to read the verse Titus 1:7-8