Deuteronomy 12:16

Conservative English Version

(SEE 12:5)

Cross References

Genesis 9:4

But life is in the blood, and you must not eat any meat that still has blood in it.

Ezekiel 24:7

The people of Jerusalem murdered innocent people in the city and didn't even try to cover up the blood that flowed out on the hard ground.

Ezekiel 33:25

So, Ezekiel, tell them I am saying: How can you think the land is still yours? You eat meat with blood in it and worship idols. You commit murder

Leviticus 19:26

Don't eat the blood of any animal. Don't practice any kind of witchcraft.

Leviticus 3:17

So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. This law will never change.

Acts 15:20

We should simply write and tell them not to eat anything that has been offered to idols. They should be told not to eat the meat of any animal that has been strangled or that still has blood in it. They must also not commit any terrible sexual sins.

Acts 15:29

But you should not eat anything offered to idols. You should not eat any meat that still has the blood in it or any meat of any animal that has been strangled. You must also not commit any terrible sexual sins. If you follow these instructions, you will do well. We send our best wishes.

Deuteronomy 15:22

You can butcher it where you live, and eat it just like the meat of a deer or gazelle that you kill while hunting. Even those people who are unclean and unfit for worship can have some.

Deuteronomy 15:23

But you must never eat the blood of an animal--let it drain out on the ground.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything God created is good. And if you give thanks, you may eat anything.

1 Samuel 14:32

They grabbed the food they had captured from the Philistines and started eating. They even killed sheep and cows and calves right on the ground and ate the meat without draining the blood.

1 Samuel 14:33

Someone told Saul, "Look! The army is disobeying the LORD by eating meat before the blood drains out." "You're right," Saul answered. "They are being unfaithful to the LORD! Hurry! Roll a big rock over here.