1 Timothy 4:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

They forbid marriage  and demand abstinence  from foods that God created  to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

Cross References

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything created by God is good,  and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage is to be honoured by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Romans 14:6

Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honour of the Lord.  Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God;  and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, and he gives thanks to God.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore, don’t let anyone judge  you in regard to food and drink  or in the matter of a festival or a new moon  or a Sabbath day.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Food will not bring us close to God.  We are not worse off if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

Genesis 9:3

Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you;  as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name  of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Corinthians 7:28

However, if you do get married,  you have not sinned, and if a virgin  marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have trouble in this life,  and I am trying to spare you.

Romans 14:3

One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat,  and one who does not eat must not judge one who does,  because God has accepted him.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited.

1 Timothy 2:4

who wants everyone  to be saved  and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

1 Corinthians 6:13

‘Food  is for the stomach and the stomach for food,’ and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality  but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Romans 14:17

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

Matthew 15:36

he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Here is what I have seen to be good:  It is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labour one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.

Matthew 14:19

Then he commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Acts 27:35

After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and after he broke it, he began to eat.

John 6:23

Some boats from Tiberias  came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Luke 24:30

It was as he reclined at the table with them that he took the bread, blessed and broke  it, and gave it to them.

Daniel 11:37

He will not show regard for the gods  of his ancestors, the god desired by women, or for any other god,  because he will magnify himself above all.

1 Samuel 9:13

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately #– #you can find him now.’

Matthew 15:11

It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles   a person, but what comes out of the mouth #– #this defiles a person.’

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want younger women to marry,  have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.