Eating Animal Blood

But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.

For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.”

but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

“‘It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’”

“‘Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

Only you shall not eat the blood. You shall pour it out on the earth like water.

God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

Only be sure that you don’t eat the blood; for the blood is the life. You shall not eat the life with the flesh.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, — read the full passage →

You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.

Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. — read the full passage →

You shall not eat any blood, whether it is of bird or of animal, in any of your dwellings.

“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won’t give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? — read the full passage →

because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods?”

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat.

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, — read the full passage →

According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.

“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

“‘Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. — read the full passage →

The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them. — read the full passage →

Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

“‘Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust. — read the full passage →

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat. — read the full passage →

You are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →

God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. — read the full passage →

Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, “No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood.”

Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.

He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations:

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, — read the full passage →

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon. — read the full passage →

Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.

The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand.

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, — read the full passage →

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

You shall not eat any blood, whether it is of bird or of animal, in any of your dwellings. — read the full passage →

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. — read the full passage →

“Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded,

“‘Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.

Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Only you shall not eat its blood. You shall pour it out on the ground like water.

Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

“‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then he shall be clean.

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. — read the full passage →

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →

This is to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to Yahweh, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to Yahweh.

“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.

One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.

Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you. — read the full passage →

They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.’

While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” — read the full passage →

God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it. — read the full passage →

The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand. — read the full passage →

He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” — read the full passage →

You shall not eat any abominable thing. — read the full passage →

But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. — read the full passage →

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. — read the full passage →

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one. — read the full passage →

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

Yahweh said to Noah, “Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation. — read the full passage →

God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind”; and it was so. — read the full passage →

“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you. — read the full passage →

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.

The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

When Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has promised you, and you shall say, “I want to eat meat,” because your soul desires to eat meat; you may eat meat, after all the desire of your soul.

A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”