Consuming Alcohol

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord for a drink offering.

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.