23 Bible Verses about People Consuming Blood
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You must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
This is a long lasting law for generations to come wherever you live. Never eat any fat or blood.'
If Israelites or foreigners eat any blood, I will condemn them and exclude them from the people. This is because life of every living thing is in the blood. I have given this blood to you to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with me on the altar. Blood is needed to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with me.' That is why I have said to the people of Israel: 'Neither you nor foreigners should ever eat blood.'
This is because the life of any creature is in its blood. So I have said to the people of Israel: 'Never eat any blood, because the life of any creature is in its blood. Whoever eats blood must be excluded from the people.'
Do not eat any meat with blood still in it. Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers.
Make sure you never eat blood, because blood contains life. Never eat the life with the meat.
If you do not eat blood, things will go well for you and your descendants. You will be doing what Jehovah considers right.
We should write to them that they should abstain from things polluted by idols, from fornication, from things strangled and from blood.
You should abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. If you keep yourselves from these you will do well. Farwell (best wishes).
Concerning those of the nations who have believed, we write: they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.
Tell them: 'The Lord Jehovah says: You eat meat with blood in it. You look to your idols for help. You murder people. Should the land be given to you?
And I will remove his blood from his mouth, and his detestable things from between his teeth. He will remain for our God. He will be like a chieftain in Judah, and in Ekron like a Jebusite.
David said: Jehovah, I could never drink this! It would be like drinking the blood of these men who risked their lives! So he refused to drink it. Those were the brave deeds of the three famous soldiers.
He said: Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have placed their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
They have shed the blood of the holy ones and prophets. You give them blood to drink for they deserve it.
I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her I wondered greatly.
I will feed oppressors with their own flesh. They will be intoxicated with their own blood as if by sweet wine. Everyone will know that I am Jehovah, your Savior and Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life! I will raise him up at the last day.
Jesus responded to them: Truly I tell you if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood you will not have life in yourselves.
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides with me, and I with him.
