Leviticus 17:14

Easy To Read Version

Why must you do this? Because, if blood is still in the meat, that animal’s life is still in the meat. So I give this command to the people of Israel: Don’t eat meat that still has blood in it! Any person who eats blood must be separated {from his people}.

Cross References

Genesis 9:4

But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.

Exodus 30:33

If anyone makes a perfume like this holy oil, and if he gives it to a foreigner, then that person must be separated from his people.”

Leviticus 3:17

This rule will continue forever through all your generations. Wherever you live, you must never eat fat or blood.”

Acts 15:20

Instead, we should write a letter to them. We should tell them these things:

Deuteronomy 12:23

But be sure not to eat the blood. Why? Because the life is in the blood. And you must not eat meat that still has life in it.