abstaining from meat

Genesis Chapter 9:3

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Leviticus Chapter 11:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

Leviticus Chapter 11:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

Leviticus Chapter 11:3

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

Leviticus Chapter 11:4

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:5

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:6

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:7

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:8

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:9

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Leviticus Chapter 11:10

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

Leviticus Chapter 11:11

They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

Leviticus Chapter 11:12

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:13

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Leviticus Chapter 11:14

And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

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Every raven after his kind;

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And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

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And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

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And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

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And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Leviticus Chapter 11:20

All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:21

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Leviticus Chapter 11:22

Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

Leviticus Chapter 11:23

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:24

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus Chapter 11:25

And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus Chapter 11:26

The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

Leviticus Chapter 11:27

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus Chapter 11:28

And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:29

These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

Leviticus Chapter 11:30

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

Leviticus Chapter 11:31

These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus Chapter 11:32

And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

Leviticus Chapter 11:33

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

Leviticus Chapter 11:34

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Leviticus Chapter 11:35

And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:36

Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

Leviticus Chapter 11:37

And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

Leviticus Chapter 11:38

But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus Chapter 11:39

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus Chapter 11:40

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus Chapter 11:41

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Leviticus Chapter 11:42

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

Leviticus Chapter 11:43

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Leviticus Chapter 11:44

For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Leviticus Chapter 11:45

For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Leviticus Chapter 11:46

This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

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To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

Acts Chapter 15:29

That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

Romans Chapter 14:1

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Romans Chapter 14:2

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Romans Chapter 14:3

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Romans Chapter 14:4

Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Romans Chapter 14:5

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Romans Chapter 14:6

He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

Romans Chapter 14:7

For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

Romans Chapter 14:8

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

Romans Chapter 14:9

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

Romans Chapter 14:10

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Romans Chapter 14:11

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Romans Chapter 14:12

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans Chapter 14:13

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

Romans Chapter 14:14

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Romans Chapter 14:15

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

Romans Chapter 14:16

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

Romans Chapter 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Romans Chapter 14:18

For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Romans Chapter 14:19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Romans Chapter 14:20

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

Romans Chapter 14:21

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Romans Chapter 14:22

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

Romans Chapter 14:23

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:1

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

1 Timothy Chapter 4:2

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

1 Timothy Chapter 4:3

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:4

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

1 Timothy Chapter 4:5

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:6

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:7

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:8

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:9

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:10

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:11

These things command and teach.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:12

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:13

Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:14

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:15

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

1 Timothy Chapter 4:16

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.