Leviticus 17:11
Leviticus · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“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.”Leviticus 17:11
What Does Leviticus 17:11 Mean?
Leviticus 17:11 is found in the book of Leviticus, chapter 17, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Sacrifice, and Atonement.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Leviticus 17:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 9:22“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”1 John 1:7“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”Romans 3:25“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”Revelation 1:5“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”Matthew 26:28“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”Mark 14:24“And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.”Genesis 9:4“But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”Colossians 1:14“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:”Ephesians 1:7“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”Hebrews 13:12“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.”Leviticus 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.”Leviticus 8:15“And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.”Leviticus 16:11“And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:”Leviticus 17:10“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”Deuteronomy 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.”1 Peter 1:2“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”Matthew 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.”Romans 5:9“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”Colossians 1:20“And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.”1 John 2:2“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”
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