Eating

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth. — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

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

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake;

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: — read the full passage →

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, — read the full passage →

And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. — read the full passage →

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.

Now on the last day, the greatdayof the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; — read the full passage →

As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any. — read the full passage →

Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance; — read the full passage →

But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

And a voice came unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →