Obesity

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

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

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

They shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ, — read the full passage →

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

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

“Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win. — read the full passage →

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; — read the full passage →

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

When they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost.”

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” — read the full passage →

I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich. — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

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 →

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? — read the full passage →

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

When he made mention of the ark of God, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man, and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery. — read the full passage →

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it. — read the full passage →

for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; — read the full passage →

But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and rejected the Rock of his salvation.

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

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 →

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; — read the full passage →

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness. — read the full passage →

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, 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 →

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. — read the full passage →

All these curses will come on you, and will pursue you, and overtake you, until you are destroyed; because you didn’t listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you. — read the full passage →

So then each one of us will give account of himself to God. — read the full passage →

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever. — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope. — read the full passage →

“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. — read the full passage →

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; — read the full passage →

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy. — read the full passage →

Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!”

My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: — read the full passage →

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. — read the full passage →

They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire. — read the full passage →

The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset. — read the full passage →

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”