1 Timothy 4:3
and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.
Romans 14:6
He who observes a day, observes it to the Master's honor. He, again, who eats meat eats it to the Master's honor, for he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains from it abstains from it to the Master's honor, and also gives thanks to God.
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be honoured by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
Colossians 2:16
Do not, then, allow any one to take you to task on questions of eating or drinking, or in the matter of annual or monthly or weekly festivals.
1 Corinthians 7:28
still, if you should marry, that is not wrong; nor, if a young woman marries, is that wrong. But those who marry will have much trouble to bear, and my wish is to spare you.
1 Corinthians 7:36-39
If, however, a father thinks that he is not acting fairly by his unmarried daughter, when she is past her youth, and if under these circumstances her marriage ought to take place, let him act as he thinks right. He is doing nothing wrong-let the marriage take place.
1 Corinthians 8:8
What we eat, however, will not bring us nearer to God. We lose nothing by not eating this food, and we gain nothing by eating it.
Colossians 3:17
And, whatever you say or do, do everything in the Name of the Lord Jesus; and through him offer thanksgiving to God the father.
1 Timothy 4:4
Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected--provided only that it is received thankfully;
Matthew 14:19
Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.
Matthew 15:36
Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Luke 24:30
After he had taken his place at table with them, he took the bread and said the blessing, and broke it, and gave it to them.
John 6:23
Some boats, however, had come from Tiberias, from near the spot where they had eaten the bread after the Master had said the thanksgiving.
John 8:31-32
So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: "If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;
Acts 10:13-15
Then he was aware of a voice which said-- "Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat."
Acts 27:35
With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat;
Romans 14:3
The man who eats meat must not despise the man who abstains from it; nor must the man who abstains from eating meat pass judgment on the one who eats it, for God himself has received him.
Romans 14:17
For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:13
Food exists for the stomach, and the stomach for food; but God will put an end to both the one and the other. The body, however, exists, not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;
1 Corinthians 10:30-31
If, for my part, I take the food thankfully, why should I be abused for eating that for which I give thanks?
Colossians 2:20-23
Since, with Christ, you became dead to the puerile teaching of this world, why do you submit, as though your life were still that of the world,
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth.
1 Timothy 2:4
whose will is that every one should be saved, and attain to a full knowledge of the Truth.
Hebrews 13:9
Do not let yourselves be carried away by the various novel forms of teaching. It is better to rely for spiritual strength upon the divine help, than upon regulations regarding food; for those whose lives are guided by such regulations have not found them of service.