Touch Not

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall Not eat of it, neither shall ye Touch it, lest ye die.

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee Not to Touch her.

And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go Not up into the mount, or Touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

There shall Not an hand Touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall Not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

• Defilement

Of their flesh shall ye Not eat, and their carcase shall ye Not Touch; they are unclean to you.

• Ark
• Candlestick

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall Not Touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth Not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall Not eat of their flesh, nor Touch their dead carcase.

But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may Not Touch them.

Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I Not charged the young men that they shall Not Touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.

And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall Not Touch thee any more.

And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I Not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none Touch the young man Absalom.

Saying, Touch Not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Saying, Touch Not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could Not Touch their garments.

They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, Touch Not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.

• Burden

And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves Touch Not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me Not; for I am Not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

• Brother
• Paul
• Continence

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man Not to Touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath Not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath Not power of his own body, but the wife. read more Defraud ye Not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you Not for your incontinency. But I speak this by permission, and Not of commandment. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. And unto the married I command, yet Not I, but the Lord, Let Not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let Not the husband put away his wife. But to the rest speak I, Not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth Not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him Not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth Not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her Not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is Not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. Is any man called being circumcised? let him Not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him Not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thou called being a servant? care Not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be Not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek Not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek Not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast Not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath Not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept Not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced Not; and they that buy, as though they possessed Not; And they that use this world, as Not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your own profit; Not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth Not: let them marry. Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her Not in marriage doeth better. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. show less

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and Touch Not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

(Touch Not; taste Not; handle Not;

(For they could Not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast Touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: