Eating Pork

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

And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. — read the full passage →

They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together, saith Jehovah.

And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.

And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

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

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 →

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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 →

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. — read the full passage →

Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

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

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts; — read the full passage →

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 →

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

that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. — read the full passage →

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

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

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye 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:

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 →

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him; — read the full passage →

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

He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine’s blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him;

and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour: — read the full passage →

For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

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,

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

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

For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

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;

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 →

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

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

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever.

For I am Jehovah your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

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

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.

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. — read the full passage →

All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs. — read the full passage →

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.

Or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be unclean, then he shall be guilty.

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, — read the full passage →

That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: — read the full passage →

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination unto you,

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

If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake; — read the full passage →

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

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts; — read the full passage →

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them. — read the full passage →

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.

Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God.

Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour: — read the full passage →

And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird.

And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand: — read the full passage →

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

These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may ye eat.

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

Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. — 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.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.

And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

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

but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

It has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog turning to his own vomit again, and the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire.

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

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

Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying, — read the full passage →

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 →

Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,