What We Should Not Eat

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

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

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

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

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 →

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.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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 →

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: — read the full passage →

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

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

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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

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 →

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.

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.

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

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 →

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; — 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?

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

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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.

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

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

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

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

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

On the morrow, as they went 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 →

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.

For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. — read the full passage →

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:

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

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;

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

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

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 →

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: — 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:

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

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. — 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 Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

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

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.

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. — read the full passage →

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

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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

And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

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.

And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

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

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

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 saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: — 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.

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

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

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

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?

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

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. — read the full passage →