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1 Timothy 4:3
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1 Timothy 4:3
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3 (A)who forbid marriage and (B)require abstinence from foods (C)that God created (D)to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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1 Timothy 4:3
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1 Timothy 4:3
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3 They forbid people to marry(A) and order them to abstain from certain foods,(B) which God created(C) to be received with thanksgiving(D) by those who believe and who know the truth.
Hebrews 13:4
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Hebrews 13:4
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4 (A)Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge (B)the sexually immoral and adulterous.
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Hebrews 13:4
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Hebrews 13:4
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4 Marriage should be honored by all,(A) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.(B)
1 Timothy 4:4
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1 Timothy 4:4
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4 For (A)everything created by God is good, and (B)nothing is to be rejected if it is (C)received with thanksgiving,
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1 Timothy 4:4
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1 Timothy 4:4
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4 For everything God created is good,(A) and nothing is to be rejected(B) if it is received with thanksgiving,
Romans 14:6
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Romans 14:6
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6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since (A)he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
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Romans 14:6
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Romans 14:6
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6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God;(A) and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
Genesis 9:3
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Genesis 9:3
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3 (A)Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And (B)as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
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Genesis 9:3
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Genesis 9:3
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3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.(A) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.(B)
Colossians 2:16
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Colossians 2:16
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Let No One Disqualify You
16 Therefore let no one (A)pass judgment on you (B)in questions of food and drink, or with regard to (C)a festival or (D)a new moon or a Sabbath.
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1 Corinthians 10:30-31
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1 Corinthians 10:30-31
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30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that (A)for which I give thanks?
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or (B)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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1 Corinthians 10:30-31
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1 Corinthians 10:30-31
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30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?(A)
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.(B)
1 Corinthians 8:8
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1 Corinthians 8:8
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8 (A)Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.
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1 Corinthians 8:8
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1 Corinthians 8:8
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8 But food does not bring us near to God;(A) we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
1 Corinthians 7:28
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1 Corinthians 7:28
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28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman[a] marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:28 Greek virgin; also verse 34
1 Corinthians 7:28
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1 Corinthians 7:28
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28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned;(A) and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
Hebrews 13:9
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Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be (A)led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, (B)not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
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Hebrews 13:9
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Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.(A) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened(B) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,(C) which is of no benefit to those who do so.(D)
Colossians 3:17
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Colossians 3:17
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17 And (A)whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, (B)giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Colossians 3:17
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Colossians 3:17
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17 And whatever you do,(A) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks(B) to God the Father through him.
Colossians 2:20-23
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Colossians 2:20-23
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20 If with Christ (A)you died to the (B)elemental spirits of the world, (C)why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 (D)“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 ((E)referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to (F)human precepts and teachings? 23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in (G)promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are (H)of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
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Colossians 2:20-23
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Colossians 2:20-23
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20 Since you died with Christ(A) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(B) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(C) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(D) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(E) 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(F) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
Romans 14:3
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Romans 14:3
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3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and (A)let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
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Romans 14:3
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Romans 14:3
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3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt(A) the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge(B) the one who does, for God has accepted them.
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