1 Timothy 4:3

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Genesis 9:3

Any living creature that moves about shall be yours to eat; I give them all to you as I did the green plants.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Those to whom God gives riches and property, and grants power to partake of them, so that they receive their lot and find joy in the fruits of their toil: This is a gift from God.

Daniel 11:37

He shall have no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one in whom women delight; for no god shall he have regard, because he shall make himself greater than all.

Matthew 14:19

and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

Matthew 15:11

It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.”

Matthew 15:36

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

Luke 24:30

And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.

John 6:23

Other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread when the Lord gave thanks.

Acts 27:35

When he said this, he took bread, gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;

Romans 14:3

The one who eats must not despise the one who abstains, and the one who abstains must not pass judgment on the one who eats; for God has welcomed him.

Romans 14:6

Whoever observes the day, observes it for the Lord. Also whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while whoever abstains, abstains for the Lord and gives thanks to God.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will do away with both the one and the other. The body, however, is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body;

1 Corinthians 7:28

If you marry, however, you do not sin, nor does an unmarried woman sin if she marries; but such people will experience affliction in their earthly life, and I would like to spare you that.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Now food will not bring us closer to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better off if we do.

Colossians 2:16

Let no one, then, pass judgment on you in matters of food and drink or with regard to a festival or new moon or sabbath.

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. The Christian Family.

1 Timothy 2:4

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

1 Timothy 4:4

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

1 Timothy 5:14

So I would like younger widows to marry, have children, and manage a home, so as to give the adversary no pretext for maligning us.

Hebrews 13:4

Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching. It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace and not by foods, which do not benefit those who live by them.

1 Samuel 9:13

When you enter the city, you may reach him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he arrives; only after he blesses the sacrifice will the invited guests eat. Go up immediately, for you should find him right now.” Saul Meets Samuel.