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1 Timothy 4:3
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1 Timothy 4:3
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3 They forbid marriage and abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.(A)
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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 Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.(A)
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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 everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving,(A)
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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 Those who observe the day, observe it for the Lord. Also those who eat, eat for the Lord, since they give thanks to God, while those who abstain, abstain for the Lord and give thanks to God.(A)
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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 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you, and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.(A)
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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 Therefore, do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food or[a] drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or Sabbaths.(A)
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- 2.16 Other ancient authorities read and
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 should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?(A)
31 So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.(B)
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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 “Food will not bring us close to God.”[a] We are no worse off if we do not eat and no better off if we do.(A)
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- 8.8 The quotation may extend to the end of the verse
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 marry, you do not sin, and if a virgin marries, she does not sin. Yet those who marry will experience distress in the flesh, and I would spare you that.
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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 away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food,[a] which have not benefited those who observe them.(A)
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- 13.9 Gk not by foods
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 whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.(A)
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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 you died to the elemental principles[a] of the world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations,(A) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 All these regulations refer to things that perish with use; they are simply human commands and teachings.(B) 23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-imposed piety, humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they are of no value in checking self-indulgence.[b]
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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 Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat, for God has welcomed them.
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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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