Any mixture - [[liquid]], [[solid]], or [[gas]] - that is [[toxic]] to the body, and induces [[death]] or grave [[illness]].
However, according to the [[BibleGospel of Mark]], a "[[believer]]" may [[drink]] any poison without harm coming to him or her ([[Mark]] 16:18). It should be noted that the most reliable early manuscripts and other ancient witnesses end the Gospel of Mark with verse 8 of the 16th chapter.<ref>NIV Study Bible, Zondervan 1985, Pg. 1530</ref> Apart from this questioned section, there is no other mention of drinking poison without harm in the [[New Testament]].<ref>NIV Study Bible, Zondervan 1985, Pg. 1531</ref> ==References== <References/>