Daniel 1:8

The Passion Translation

However, Daniel determined in his heart not to contaminate himself with the food and wine from the royal table, so he begged the chief official to exempt him from the royal diet.

Cross References

Psalm 106:28

Then our fathers joined the worshipers of the false god named “Lord of the Pit.” They even ate the sacrifices offered to the dead!

Psalm 119:106

To live my life by your righteous rules has been my holy and lifelong commitment.

Psalm 119:115

Go away! Leave me, all you workers of wickedness, for you can’t stop me from following every command of my God.

Psalm 141:4

Guide me away from temptation and doing evil. Save me from sinful habits and from keeping company with those who are experts in evil. Help me not to share in their sin in any way!

Proverbs 23:3

Don’t crave their delicacies, for they may have another motive in having you sit at their table.

Daniel 1:5

The king provided them a daily allowance of the best food and wine from the king’s table. For three years they were to receive a thorough education, after which they would enter the king’s service.

Daniel 5:4

As they all drank their wine, they praised their man-made gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

Acts 11:23

When he got there and witnessed for himself God’s marvelous grace, he was enthused and overjoyed. He encouraged the believers to remain faithful and cling to the Lord with passionate hearts.

Acts 15:20

We will go to them as apostles and teach them to be set free from offering sacrifices to idols, sexual immorality, and eating anything strangled or with any blood.

1 Corinthians 7:37

On the other hand, if a man stands firm in his heart to remain single, and is under no compulsion to get married but has control over his passions and is determined to remain celibate, he has chosen well.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Let giving flow from your heart, not from a sense of religious duty. Let it spring up freely from the joy of giving—all because God loves hilarious generosity!