What To Eat

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

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

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

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.

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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.

Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →

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.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

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?

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

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.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

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 every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

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,

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. — read the full passage →

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.

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 →

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.

Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, — read the full passage →

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

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

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.

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. — read the full passage →

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

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

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