1 Timothy 4:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Everything God created is good. And if you give thanks, you may eat anything.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning—that was the sixth day.

Acts 10:15

The voice spoke to him again, “When God says that something can be used for food, don't say it isn't fit to eat.”

Acts 15:29

But you should not eat anything offered to idols. You should not eat any meat that still has the blood in it or any meat of any animal that has been strangled. You must also not commit any terrible sexual sins. If you follow these instructions, you will do well. We send our best wishes.

Acts 21:25

Some while ago we told the Gentile followers what we think they should do. We instructed them not to eat anything offered to idols. They were told not to eat any meat with blood still in it or the meat of an animal that has been strangled. They were also told not to commit any terrible sexual sins.

Romans 14:14

The Lord Jesus has made it clear to me that God considers all foods fit to eat. But if you think some foods are unfit to eat, then for you they are not fit.

Romans 14:20

Don't let your appetite destroy what God has done. All foods are fit to eat, but it is wrong to cause problems for others by what you eat.

Romans 14:6

Any followers who count one day more important than another day do it to honour their Lord. And any followers who eat meat give thanks to God, just like the ones who don't eat meat.

1 Corinthians 10:23

Some of you say, “We can do whatever we want to!” But I tell you that not everything may be good or helpful.

1 Corinthians 10:25

However, when you buy meat in the market, go ahead and eat it. Keep your conscience clear by not asking where the meat came from.

1 Corinthians 10:26

The Scriptures say, “The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 10:30

If I give thanks for what I eat, why should anyone accuse me of doing wrong?

Deuteronomy 32:4

The LORD is a mighty rock, and he never does wrong. God can always be trusted to bring justice.

1 Timothy 4:3

will forbid people to marry or to eat certain foods. But God created these foods to be eaten with thankful hearts by his followers who know the truth.