# blood #

## Definition: ##

The term "blood" refers to the red liquid that comes out of a person's skin when there is an injury or wound. Blood brings life-giving nutrients to a person's entire body.

* Blood symbolizes life and when it is shed or poured out, it symbolizes the loss of life, or death.
* When people made sacrifices to God, they killed an animal and poured its blood on the altar. This symbolized the sacrifice of the animal's life to pay for people's sins.
* Through his death on the cross, Jesus' blood symbolically cleanses people from their sins and pays for the punishment they deserve for those sins.
* The expression "flesh and blood" refers to human beings.
* The expression "own flesh and blood" refers to people who are biologically related.

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* This term should be translated with the term that is used for blood in the target language
* The expression "flesh and blood" could be translated as "people" or "human beings."
* Depending on the context, the expression "my own flesh and blood" could be translated as "my own family" or "my own relatives" or "my own people."
* If there is an expression in the target language that is used with this meaning, that expression could be used to translate "flesh and blood."

(See also: [flesh](../kt/flesh.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 John 01:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1jn/01/05)
* [1 Samuel 14:31-32](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1sa/14/31)
* [Acts 02:20-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/02/20)
* [Acts 05:26-28](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/05/26)
* [Colossians 01:18-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/col/01/18)
* [Galatians 01:15-17](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/01/15)
* [Genesis 04:10-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/04/10)
* [Psalms 016:4](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/016/004)
* [Psalms 105:28-30](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/105/028)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

* __[08-03](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/08-03)__ Before Joseph's brothers returned home, they tore Joseph's robe and dipped it in goat's __blood__.
* __[10-03](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/10-03)__ God turned the Nile River into __blood__, but Pharaoh still would not let the Israelites go.
* __[11-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/11-05)__ All the houses of the Israelites had __blood__  around the doors, so God passed over those houses and everyone inside was safe. They were saved because of the lamb's __blood__.
* __[13-09](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/13-09)__ The __blood__  of the animal that was sacrificed covered the person's sin and made that person clean in God's sight.
* __[38-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/38-05)__ Then Jesus took a cup and said, "Drink this. It is my __blood__  of the New Covenant that is poured out for the forgiveness of sins.
* __[48-10](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/48-10)__ When anyone believes in Jesus, the __blood__  of Jesus takes away that person's sin, and God's punishment passes over him.