But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.
Leviticus 7:26 - Easy To Read Version “No matter where you live, you must never eat blood from any bird or any animal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, you shall eat no blood of any kind, whether of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings. American Standard Version (1901) And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Common English Bible You must not consume any blood whatsoever—whether bird or animal blood—wherever you may live. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, you shall not take as food the blood of any animals at all, whether of birds or beasts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moreover you shall not eat the blood of any creature whatsoever, whether of birds or beasts. |
But I give you one command. You must not eat meat that still has its life (blood) in it.
Also, give me your firstborn cattle and sheep. Let the firstborn stay with its mother for seven days. Then on the eighth day, give him to me.
“You must tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘You eat meat with the blood still in it. You look to your idols {\cf2\super [271]} for help. You murder people. So why should I give you this land?
This rule will continue forever through all your generations. Wherever you live, you must never eat fat or blood.”
If any person eats the fat from an animal that was offered by fire to the Lord, then that person must be separated from his people.
If a person eats any blood, then that person must be separated from his people.”
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. You must eat the body of the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [94]} And you must drink his blood. If you don’t do this, then you don’t have real life in you.
Instead, we should write a letter to them. We should tell them these things:
Don’t eat food that has been given to idols. {\cf2\super [320]} \par Don’t eat meat from animals that have been\par strangled (choked) or\par any meat that still has the blood in it.\par Don’t do any kind of sexual sin.\par
In Christ we are made free by Christ’s blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.
But you must not eat the blood. You must pour the blood on the ground like water.
But be sure not to eat the blood. Why? Because the life is in the blood. And you must not eat meat that still has life in it.
But you must not eat the blood from the animal. You must pour the blood out on the ground like water.
Everything that God made is good. Nothing that God made should be refused if it is accepted with thanks to God.