Vegetarianism

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

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

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:

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 the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →

and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.

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 →

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

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

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.

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 →

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

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:

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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

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

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — 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.

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 →

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

He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. — read the full passage →

Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

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

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

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

And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish. — read the full passage →

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way. — read the full passage →

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat. — 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 →

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat. — read the full passage →

Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

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

Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven. — read the full passage →

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 →

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for healing.

Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. — read the full passage →

After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifestedhimselfon this wise. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

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:

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

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 →

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 →

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

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;

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.

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 →

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. — read the full passage →

and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance; — read the full passage →

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. — read the full passage →

The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: — read the full passage →

And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. — 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 →

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.

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

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 God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →

thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

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.

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 →

And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat? — read the full passage →

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.

Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; — read the full passage →

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast. — read the full passage →

And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under. — read the full passage →

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

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 →

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.

I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,

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

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan. — read the full passage →

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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 they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit-trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, — read the full passage →

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even. — 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 →

And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand by it: from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. — read the full passage →

What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah: I have had enough of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats. — read the full passage →

And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, — read the full passage →

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak. — read the full passage →

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.