What To Eat

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

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

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

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.

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.

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.

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

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

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

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

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 seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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 →

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

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

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

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 →

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 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.

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.

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

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

Jesus cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise.

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

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 when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

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.

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 →

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.

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. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — 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. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

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

So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

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.

He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?

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

yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; — read the full passage →

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

and did all eat the same spiritual food;

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

Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.

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.

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, — read the full passage →

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Now on the last day, the greatdayof the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.

And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. — read the full passage →

But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. — read the full passage →

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.