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Nutrition
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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 →
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.
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.
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — 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.
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof; according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, even three hundred and ninety days, shalt thou eat thereof.
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat. — read the full passage →
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: — read the full passage →
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →
And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
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.
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake;
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. — read the full passage →
Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me: — read the full passage →
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.
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.
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s dainties.
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →
a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.
and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
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.
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
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.
A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
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.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →
Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. — read the full passage →
to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.
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 bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: — read the full passage →
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. — read the full passage →
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
He giveth to the beast his food, Andto the young ravens which cry.
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.
Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →
And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:
but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: — 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.
I am the bread of life.
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.
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.
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;
whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
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.
because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way. — read the full passage →
These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
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: — read the full passage →
And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
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.
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing. — 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 →
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: — read the full passage →
fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.
Then said Jehovah unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
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