Genesis 9:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

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 practise 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.

Leviticus 7:26

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

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 15:25

So we met together and decided to choose some men and to send them to you along with our good friends Barnabas and Paul.

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 12:23

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.

Deuteronomy 14:21

You belong to the LORD your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

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.