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Deu 12:23 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

sure		Heb. strong.
the blood is		Gen 9:4; Lev 3:16,17; Lev 17:11,14; Mat 20:28; Rev 5:9

Correlating Passages

the blood is

	Gen 9:4	But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
	Lev 3:16	And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat [is] the LORD'S.
	Lev 3:17	[It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
	Lev 17:11	For the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it [is] the blood [that] maketh an atonement for the soul.
	Lev 17:14	For [it is] the life of all flesh; the blood of it [is] for the life thereof: 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] the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
	Mat 20:28	Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
	Rev 5:9	And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 12:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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