Eating

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

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

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.

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

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.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

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.

It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

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.

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

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.

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live. — read the full passage →

Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

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.

And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

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 →

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.

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.

It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

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.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

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.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. — read the full passage →

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:

Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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 ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

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.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

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.

These ye may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales may ye eat; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. — read the full passage →

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.

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

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.

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel. — read the full passage →

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:

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.

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 →

and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.

that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;