23 Bible Verses about People Consuming Blood

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Genesis 9:4

Only: the flesh with his life, which is his blood, see that ye eat not.

Leviticus 3:17

and it shall be a law forever among your generations after you in your dwelling places: that ye eat neither fat nor blood."'

Leviticus 17:10-12

And whatsoever man it be of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you that eateth any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will destroy him from among his people, for the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it unto you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls, for blood shall make an atonement for the soul. And therefore I said unto the children of Israel: See that no soul of you eat blood, nor yet any stranger that sojourneth among you.

Leviticus 17:14

For the life of all flesh is in the blood, therefore I said unto the children of Israel: Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh, for the life of all flesh is in his blood, and whosoever therefore eateth it shall perish.

Deuteronomy 12:16

only eat not the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.

Deuteronomy 12:23

But be strong that thou eat not the blood. For the blood, that is the life: and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh:

Deuteronomy 12:25

See thou eat it not, therefore, that it may go well with thee and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt have done that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 15:23

Only eat not the blood thereof, but pour it upon the ground as water.

Acts 15:29

that is to say: that ye abstain from things offered to images, from blood, from strangled and fornication. From which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. So fare ye well."

Acts 21:25

For as touching the gentiles which believe: we have written, and concluded, that they observe no such things - but that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from strangled, and from fornication."

Ezekiel 33:25

And therefore tell them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: In the blood have ye eaten, your eyes have ye lift up to Idols, and have shed blood: shall ye then have the land in possession?

Zechariah 9:7

Their blood will I take away from their mouth, and their abominations from among their teeth; Thus they shall be left for our God, yea they shall be as a prince in Judah, and Ekron like as Jebusi.

2 Samuel 23:17

and said, "The LORD forbid that I should do so! Should I drink the blood of men that were in jeopardy of their lives?" And so he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

1 Chronicles 11:19

and said, "God forbid it me, that I should do this thing, that I should drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in Jeopardy." For with the Jeopardy of their lives they brought it, and therefore he would not drink it. This did the three mightiest.

Revelation 16:6

for they shed out the blood of saints, and prophets, and therefore hast thou given them blood to drink: for they are worthy."

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the wife drunken with the blood of saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great marvel.

Isaiah 49:26

And will feed thine enemies with their own flesh, and make them drink of their own blood, as of sweet wine. And all flesh shall know, O Jacob, that I am the LORD - thy Saviour and strong avenger.

John 6:53

Then Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye shall not have life in you.

John 6:55

For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.

John 6:56

He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me: and I in him.

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