Eating Animals

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon. — read the full passage →

because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods?”

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, — read the full passage →

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, — read the full passage →

Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.

For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. — read the full passage →

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

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

He answered them, “Which of you, if your sonor an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”

“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father’s will,

They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. — read the full passage →

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” — read the full passage →

Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,

He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. — read the full passage →

but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one. — read the full passage →

He cried with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird!

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. — read the full passage →

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience, — read the full passage →

He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. — read the full passage →

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”

One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.