What To Eat

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?

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

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father 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.

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

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

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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

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

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: — read the full passage →

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not 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 for righteousness to every one that believeth.

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

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

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better 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 wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which 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, deceiving your own selves. — read the full passage →

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. — read the full passage →

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

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

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

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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

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

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

And 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, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. — read the full passage →

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

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, — read the full passage →

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

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

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

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. — read the full passage →

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode 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 →

Then 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 →

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound 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 their reward.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.