Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

Bible References

The blood is

Matthew 20:28
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals; for you were slain, and with your blood purchased men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.