1. Leviticus 20:10 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How do verses 10-16 relate to the rest of the chapter?

Leviticus 20:10 (ESV)

10 “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

The sexual activities in verses Leviticus 20:10–16 have already been prohibited in Leviticus 18:1–30. In the following verses, the punishment for each crime is prescribed.