Ezekiel 44:31

Tree of Life Version

The kohanim may not eat any carcass, whether bird or beast, that dies of itself or is torn.”

Cross References

Ezekiel 4:14

Then I said, “Ah, Adonai Elohim ! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up until now have I not eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts. Tainted meat has never come into my mouth.”

Leviticus 11:40

He who eats of its carcass is to wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. Also, the one who carries its carcass is to wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 17:15

“Everyone who eats what dies naturally or is torn by animals—whether he is native-born or a foreigner—is to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. He will be unclean until the evening, then he will be clean.

Leviticus 22:8

A carcass or what is torn by beasts he is not to eat, becoming unclean by it. I am Adonai.

Romans 14:20

Stop tearing down the work of God for the sake of food. Indeed all things are clean, but wrong for the man who by eating causes stumbling.

1 Corinthians 8:13

For this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother to stumble.

Deuteronomy 14:21

You are not to eat anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the outsider within your gates so that he may eat it or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people to Adonai your God. You are not to boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.