Deuteronomy 12:16

New International Reader's Version

But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.

Cross References

Genesis 9:4

“But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it.

Ezekiel 24:7

“The blood Jerusalem’s people spilled is inside its walls. They poured it out on a bare rock. They did not pour it on the ground. If they had, dust would have covered it up.

Ezekiel 33:25

So tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “You eat meat that still has blood in it. You worship your statues of gods. You commit murder. So should you still possess the land?

Leviticus 19:26

“ ‘Do not eat any meat that still has blood in it. “ ‘Do not practice any kind of evil magic.

Leviticus 3:17

“ ‘You must not eat any fat or any blood. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.’ ”

Acts 15:20

Here is what we should write to them. They must not eat food that has been made impure by being offered to statues of gods. They must not commit sexual sins. They must not eat the meat of animals that have been choked to death. And they must not drink blood.

Acts 15:29

Don’t eat food that has been offered to statues of gods. Don’t drink blood. Don’t eat the meat of animals that have been choked to death. And don’t commit sexual sins. You will do well to keep away from these things. Farewell.

Deuteronomy 15:22

You must eat it in your own towns. Those who are “clean” and those who are “unclean” can eat it. Eat it as if it were antelope or deer meat.

Deuteronomy 15:23

But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it. Pour the blood out on the ground like water.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything God created is good. You shouldn’t turn anything down. Instead, you should thank God for it.

1 Samuel 14:32

They grabbed what they had taken from their enemies. They killed some of the sheep, cattle and calves right there on the ground. They ate the meat while the blood was still in it.

1 Samuel 14:33

Then someone said to Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against the Lord. They’re eating meat that still has blood in it.” Saul said to them, “You have broken your promise. Roll a large stone over here at once.”