Deuteronomy 12:23

Contemporary English Version 1995

But don't eat the blood. It is the life of the animal, so let it drain out on the ground before you eat the meat.

Cross References

Leviticus 17:11

Life is in the blood, and I have given you the blood of animals to sacrifice in place of your own.

Genesis 9:4

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

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

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.

Leviticus 7:26

And no matter where you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal,

Leviticus 17:10

I will turn against any of my people who eat blood. This also includes any foreigners living among you.

Leviticus 19:26

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

Deuteronomy 12:22

It is the same as eating the meat from a deer or a gazelle that you kill when you go hunting. And in this way, anyone who is unclean and unfit for worship can have some of the meat.

Deuteronomy 15:23

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

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 spot 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.

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