Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Bible References
They are unclean
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!"
Mark 7:2
They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with their hands 'defiled,' by which they meant unwashed.
Acts 10:10
He became hungry and wanted something to eat; but while it was being prepared, he fell into a trance,
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
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.
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.
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.
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.