Eating Animals

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

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 →

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

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.

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

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!'

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;

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,

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

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 →

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 →

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.

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

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

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

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

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 →

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;

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

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.

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 →

and answering them he said, `Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'

`Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;

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

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

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 →

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

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?

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

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

`Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

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

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 →

and he did cry in might--a great voice, saying, `Fall, fall did Babylon the great, and she became a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird,

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

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;

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.'

While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word, — read the full passage →

And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian,

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,

and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

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

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

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings--commands of men.'

One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day <FI>alike<Fi> ; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

so that the law, indeed, <FI>is<Fi> holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.

And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;

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;

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,