Deuteronomy 14:21

God's Word

Never eat any creature that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigners who live in your cities, and they may eat it. You may also sell it to foreigners who are visiting. But you are people who are holy to the Lord your God. Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Cross References

Exodus 19:6

You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words you must speak to the Israelites.”

Exodus 22:30

You must do the same with your cattle and your sheep. They will stay with their mothers seven days, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.

Exodus 23:19

“You must bring the best of the first produce harvested from your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Exodus 34:26

“You must bring the first and best of the produce harvested from your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

Ezekiel 4:14

I answered, “Almighty Lord, I have never dishonored myself. From the time I was young until now, I have never eaten an animal that died by itself or was killed by other wild animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests must never eat any bird or animal that has died naturally or was killed by other wild animals.

Daniel 12:7

I heard the man dressed in linen clothes who was above the river. He raised his right hand and left hand to heaven and swore an oath by the one who lives forever. He said, “It will be for a time, times, and half of a time. When the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, then all these things will be finished.”

Daniel 8:24

He will become very strong, but not by his own strength. He will cause astounding destruction and will be successful in everything he does. He will destroy those who are powerful along with some holy people.

Leviticus 11:40

Those who eat any of its dead body must wash their clothes and will be unclean until evening. Those who carry its dead body away will wash their clothes and will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 17:15

“Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.

Leviticus 22:8

He must never eat the meat of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals. It will make him unclean. I am the Lord.

Acts 15:20

Instead, we should write a letter telling them to keep away from things polluted by false gods, from sexual sins, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from eating bloody meat.

Romans 12:2

Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.

Deuteronomy 14:2

You are people who are holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the people who live on earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his own special possession.

Deuteronomy 14:20

However, you may eat any ⌞other kind of⌟ flying creature that is clean.

Deuteronomy 7:6

You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.

1 Peter 1:16

Scripture says, “Be holy, because I am holy.”