Deuteronomy 12:23

New Century Version

but be sure you don’t eat the blood, because the life is in the blood. Don’t eat the life with the meat.

Cross References

Genesis 9:4

But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it, because blood gives life.

Ezekiel 33:25

So say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: You eat meat with the blood still in it, you ask your idols for help, and you murder people. Should you then have the land as your very own?

Leviticus 17:10

“ ‘I will be against any citizen of Israel or foreigner living with you who eats blood. I will cut off that person from the people.

Leviticus 17:11

This is because the life of the body is in the blood, and I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar to remove your sins so you will belong to the Lord. It is the blood that removes the sins, because it is life.

Leviticus 19:26

“ ‘You must not eat anything with the blood in it. “ ‘You must not try to tell the future by signs or black magic.

Leviticus 7:26

No matter where you live, you must not eat blood from any bird or animal.

Matthew 20:28

In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

Acts 15:20

Instead, we should write a letter to them telling them these things: Stay away from food that has been offered to idols (which makes it unclean), any kind of sexual sin, eating animals that have been strangled, and blood.

Deuteronomy 12:16

but do not eat the blood. Pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 12:22

as you would eat gazelle or deer meat. Both clean and unclean people may eat this meat,

Deuteronomy 12:24

Don’t eat the blood, but pour it out on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23

But don’t eat its blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

Revelation 5:9

And they all sang a new song to the Lamb: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were killed, and with the blood of your death you bought people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

1 Samuel 14:32

They had taken sheep, cattle, and calves from the Philistines. Now they were so hungry they killed the animals on the ground and ate them, without draining the blood from them!

1 Samuel 14:33

Someone said to Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against the Lord. They’re eating meat without draining the blood from it!” Saul said, “You have sinned! Roll a large stone over here now!”