Hebrews 9:10
the whole system being concerned only with food and drink and various ablutions--external ceremonials imposed until the coming of the New Order.
Matthew 15:11
It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
Matthew 15:20
These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
Mark 7:2
They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with their hands 'defiled,' by which they meant unwashed.
Mark 7:15
There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can 'defile' him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him."
Mark 7:18
"What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him,
Acts 10:10-15
He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,
Acts 10:28
"You are doubtless aware that it is forbidden for a Jew to be intimate with a foreigner, or even to enter his house; and yet God has shown me that I ought not to call any man 'defiled' or 'unclean.'
Acts 15:29
That you abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from eating the flesh of strangled animals, and from impurity. If you guard yourselves against such things, it will be well with you. Farewell.'
Romans 14:14-17
Through my union with the Lord Jesus, I know and am persuaded that nothing is 'defiling in itself.' A thing is 'defiling' only to him who holds it to be so.
Romans 14:21
The right course is to abstain from meat or wine or, indeed, anything that is a stumbling-block to your Brother.
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.
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore "Come out from among the nations, and separate yourselves from them," says the Lord, "and touch nothing impure; And I will welcome you;
Ephesians 5:7
Therefore have nothing to do with such people.
Ephesians 5:11
Take no part in deeds of Darkness, from which no good can come; on the contrary, expose them.
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.
Colossians 2:21-23
To such ordinances as 'Do not handle, or taste, or touch'?