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Daniel 1:8
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Daniel 1:8
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8 But Daniel resolved not to defile(A) himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
Psalm 141:4
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Psalm 141:4
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4 (A)Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who (B)work iniquity,
and (C)let me not eat of their delicacies!
Psalm 141:4
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Psalm 141:4
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Ezekiel 4:13-14
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Ezekiel 4:13-14
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13 And the Lord said, “Thus shall the people of Israel eat (A)their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.” 14 Then I said, (B)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (C)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (D)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (E)tainted meat come into my mouth.”
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- Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean
Ezekiel 4:13-14
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Ezekiel 4:13-14
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13 The Lord said, “In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them.”(A)
14 Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord!(B) I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead(C) or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.(D)”
1 Corinthians 10:18-21
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1 Corinthians 10:18-21
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18 Consider (A)the people of Israel:[a] (B)are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? 19 What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that (C)an idol is anything? 20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice (D)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 (E)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and (F)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and (G)the table of demons.
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- 1 Corinthians 10:18 Greek Consider Israel according to the flesh
1 Corinthians 10:18-21
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1 Corinthians 10:18-21
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18 Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices(A) participate in the altar? 19 Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?(B) 20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons,(C) not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.(D)
Leviticus 11:45-47
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Leviticus 11:45-47
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45 (A)For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. (B)You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
46 This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground, 47 (C)to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten.
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Leviticus 11:45-47
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Leviticus 11:45-47
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45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt(A) to be your God;(B) therefore be holy, because I am holy.(C)
46 “‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground. 47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.(D)’”
Psalm 119:115
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Psalm 119:115
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Psalm 119:115
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Psalm 119:115
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115 Away from me,(A) you evildoers,
that I may keep the commands of my God!
1 Corinthians 7:37
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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1 Corinthians 7:37
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37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.
Hosea 9:3-4
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Hosea 9:3-4
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3 They shall not remain in (A)the land of the Lord,
but (B)Ephraim shall return to Egypt,
and (C)they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
4 (D)They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the Lord,
(E)and their sacrifices shall not please him.
It shall be like (F)mourners' bread to them;
all who eat of it shall be defiled;
for their bread shall be for their hunger only;
(G)it shall not come to the house of the Lord.
Hosea 9:3-4
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Hosea 9:3-4
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3 They will not remain(A) in the Lord’s land;
Ephraim will return to Egypt(B)
and eat unclean food in Assyria.(C)
4 They will not pour out wine offerings(D) to the Lord,
nor will their sacrifices please(E) him.
Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;(F)
all who eat them will be unclean.(G)
This food will be for themselves;
it will not come into the temple of the Lord.(H)
1 Corinthians 8:7-10
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1 Corinthians 8:7-10
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7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, (A)through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and (B)their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 (C)Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9 But take care (D)that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block (E)to the weak. 10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating[a] in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged,[b] if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?
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- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Greek reclining at table
- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Or fortified; Greek built up
1 Corinthians 8:7-10
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1 Corinthians 8:7-10
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7 But not everyone possesses this knowledge.(A) Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak,(B) it is defiled. 8 But food does not bring us near to God;(C) we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(D) to the weak.(E) 10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(F)
Psalm 119:106
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Psalm 119:106
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Psalm 119:106
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Psalm 119:106
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Romans 14:15-17
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Romans 14:15-17
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15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, (A)you are no longer walking in love. (B)By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 (C)So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 (D)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (E)of righteousness and (F)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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Romans 14:15-17
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Romans 14:15-17
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15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(A) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(B) 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.(C) 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(D) but of righteousness, peace(E) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(F)
Acts 11:23
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Acts 11:23
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23 When he came and saw (A)the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord (B)with steadfast purpose,
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Acts 11:23
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Acts 11:23
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23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,(A) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.(B)
Daniel 1:5
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Daniel 1:5
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5 The king assigned them a daily portion of (A)the food that the king ate, and of (B)the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for (C)three years, and at the end of that time they were to (D)stand before the king.
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Daniel 1:5
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Daniel 1:5
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5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine(A) from the king’s table.(B) They were to be trained for three years,(C) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.(D)
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