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Can You Eat Meat

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Romans 14:2–3

one doth believe that he may eat all things--and he who is weak doth eat herbs; — read the full passage →

1 Timothy 4:3–5

forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 8:8

But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

Colossians 2:16

Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,

Acts 10:10–15

and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 10:23–26

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up; — read the full passage →

Acts 10:9–15

And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour, — read the full passage →

Romans 14:20–22

for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, <FI>are<Fi> pure, but evil <FI>is<Fi> to the man who is eating through stumbling. — read the full passage →

Acts 10:9–16

And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour, — read the full passage →

Mark 7:18–19

and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him? — read the full passage →

1 Timothy 4:1–5

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 8:1–13

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 10:23–33

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up; — read the full passage →

Romans 14:1–23

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 10:25–31

Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 10:23–31

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up; — read the full passage →

Romans 14:21

Right <FI>it is<Fi> not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to <FI>do anything<Fi> in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.

Acts 10:13–15

and there came a voice unto him: `Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.' — read the full passage →

Mark 7:15–19

there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man. — read the full passage →

Luke 24:42–43

and they gave to him part of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb, — read the full passage →

1 Timothy 4:3–4

forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, — read the full passage →

Romans 14:2

one doth believe that he may eat all things--and he who is weak doth eat herbs;

Luke 24:41–43

and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, he said to them, `Have ye anything here to eat?' — read the full passage →

1 Timothy 4:1–16

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:11

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

1 Corinthians 10:25–26

Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience, — read the full passage →

Acts 15:28–29

`For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things: — read the full passage →

Mark 7:18–20

and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him? — read the full passage →

Romans 14:14

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing <FI>is<Fi> unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean--to that one <FI>it is<Fi> unclean;

Acts 10:1–48

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 8:13

wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh--to the age--that my brother I may not cause to stumble.

Romans 14:17

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

Romans 14:3

let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

1 John 3:4

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

1 Corinthians 10:25

Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

1 Corinthians 10:23–25

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up; — read the full passage →

Romans 14:14–23

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing <FI>is<Fi> unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean--to that one <FI>it is<Fi> unclean; — read the full passage →

Romans 14:14–21

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing <FI>is<Fi> unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean--to that one <FI>it is<Fi> unclean; — read the full passage →

Romans 14:1–4

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

Acts 17:10–11

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

Acts 11:18

And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'

Acts 10:14

And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'

Luke 24:30

And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken, he was giving to them,

Mark 7:19

because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'

Mark 7:18–23

and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him? — read the full passage →

Mark 7:14–23

And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, `Hearken to me, ye all, and understand; — read the full passage →

Mark 7:1–37

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:17–20

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth? — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:10–11

And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand: — read the full passage →

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day the same, and to the ages;

1 Timothy 4:5

for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.

1 Timothy 4:3

forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

1 Timothy 4:1

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

Colossians 2:16–17

Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths, — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 10:31

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Romans 14:4

Thou--who art thou that art judging another's domestic? to his own master he doth stand or fall; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

Romans 8:7

because the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

Acts 15:29

to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!'

Acts 15:20

but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

Mark 7:1–23

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

Matthew 15:17

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

Revelation 1:1–20

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

James 1:17

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

2 Timothy 3:16

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

Colossians 2:20–23

If, then, ye did die with the Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances? — read the full passage →

Ephesians 1:4

according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,

1 Corinthians 8:7

but not in all men <FI>is<Fi> the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat <FI>it<Fi> , and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:4–7

Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol <FI>is<Fi> nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one; — read the full passage →

Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: YLT.