Deuteronomy 15:23

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 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 17:10

“ ‘Suppose someone eats meat that still has blood in it. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider. I will turn against them if they eat it. I will separate them from their people.

Leviticus 19:26

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

Leviticus 7:26

No matter where you live, do not eat the blood of any bird or animal.

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.

Deuteronomy 12:15

But you can kill your animals in any of your towns. You can eat as much of the meat as you want to. You can eat it as if it were antelope or deer meat. That is part of the blessing the Lord your God is giving you. Those who are “clean” and those who are not can eat it.

Deuteronomy 12:16

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

Deuteronomy 12:23

But be sure you don’t eat meat that still has blood in it. The blood is the animal’s life. So you must not eat the life along with the meat.

Deuteronomy 12:24

You must not eat the blood. Pour it out on the ground like water.

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.”