1 Timothy 4:3

New English Translation

They will prohibit 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

You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.

Daniel 11:37

He will not respect the gods of his fathers – not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

Matthew 14:19

Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

Matthew 15:11

What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”

Matthew 15:36

he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

Luke 24:30

When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

John 6:23

But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Acts 27:35

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

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:3

The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him.

Romans 14:6

The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.

1 Corinthians 6:13

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

1 Corinthians 7:28

But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –

Colossians 3:17

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

1 Timothy 2:4

since he wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 4:4

For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

1 Samuel 9:13

When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for this is the time when you can find him!”