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1 Timothy 4:3
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1 Timothy 4:3
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3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created 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)Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; (B)but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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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 every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is 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 He who (A)observes the day, observes it to the Lord; [a]and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for (B)he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
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- Romans 14:6 NU omits the rest of this sentence.
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. I have given you (B)all things, even as the (C)green herbs.
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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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16 So let no one (A)judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a [a]festival or a new moon or sabbaths,
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- Colossians 2:16 feast day
1 Corinthians 10:30-31
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1 Corinthians 10:30-31
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30 But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food (A)over which I give thanks?
31 (B)Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or 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 But (A)food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.
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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 even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you.
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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 carried [a]about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
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- Hebrews 13:9 NU, M away
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 all in the name of the Lord Jesus, 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 [a]Therefore, if you (A)died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, (B)why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— 21 (C)“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” 22 which all concern things which perish with the using—(D)according to the commandments and doctrines of men? 23 (E)These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and [b]neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
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- Colossians 2:20 NU, M omit Therefore
- Colossians 2:23 severe treatment, asceticism
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 him who eats despise him who does not eat, and (A)let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received 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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