Thematic Bible: Total abstinence
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
he is to abstain from wine and beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from beer. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
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you did not eat bread or drink wine or beer—so that you might know that I am Yahweh your God.
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Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Daniel's temperance principles
Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official not to defile himself.
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I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Brotherly love demands
It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.
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Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Encouraged upon the priests
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » The wise man's injunction
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » The law of the rechabites
But they replied, “We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: ‘You and your sons must never drink wine.
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Rule for kings
it is not for kings
or for rulers to desire beer.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » John the baptist a total abstainer
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;
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it is not for kings
or for rulers to desire beer.
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.
The Lord spoke to Aaron: "You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations. You must distinguish between the holy and the common, and the clean and the unclean,
he is to abstain from wine and beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from beer. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. He is not to eat anything produced by the grapevine, from seeds to skin, during his vow.
The Angel of the Lord answered Manoah, "Your wife needs to do everything I told her. She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine or drink wine or other alcoholic beverages. And she must not eat anything unclean. Your wife must do everything I have commanded her."
and no restraint was placed on the drinking. The king had ordered every wine steward in his household to serve as much as each person wanted.
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or with those who gorge themselves on meat.
Don't gaze at wine when it is red, when it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
But they replied, "We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: 'You and your sons must never drink wine. You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. [Those things] are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a resident alien.' We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, in all he commanded us. So we haven't drunk wine our whole life-we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters.
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“The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this very day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed Me!
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
he is to abstain from wine and beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from beer. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. He is not to eat anything produced by the grapevine, from seeds to skin, during his vow.
The Angel of the Lord answered Manoah, "Your wife needs to do everything I told her. She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine or drink wine or other alcoholic beverages. And she must not eat anything unclean. Your wife must do everything I have commanded her."
he told her the whole truth and said to her, “My hair has never been cut, because I am a Nazirite to God from birth. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become weak and be like any other man.”
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The Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "It is true that you are barren and have no children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now please be careful not to drink wine or other alcoholic beverages, or to eat anything unclean; for indeed, you will conceive and give birth to a son. You must never cut his hair, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from birth, and he will begin to save Israel from the power of the Philistines."
Total abstinence » Instances of » John the baptist
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
But they replied, "We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: 'You and your sons must never drink wine. You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. [Those things] are not for you. Rather, you must live in tents your whole life, so you may live a long time on the soil where you stay as a resident alien.' We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, in all he commanded us. So we haven't drunk wine our whole life-we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters. read more.
We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed. But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done as our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. However, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: Come, let's go into Jerusalem to get away from the Chaldean and Aramean armies. So we have been living in Jerusalem." Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: "This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: Will you not accept discipline by listening to My words?"-[this is] the Lord's declaration. "The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this very day because they have obeyed their ancestor's command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed Me!
We also have not built houses to live in and do not have vineyard, field, or seed. But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done as our ancestor Jonadab commanded us. However, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: Come, let's go into Jerusalem to get away from the Chaldean and Aramean armies. So we have been living in Jerusalem." Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: "This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: Will you not accept discipline by listening to My words?"-[this is] the Lord's declaration. "The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this very day because they have obeyed their ancestor's command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed Me!
Total abstinence » Instances of » Daniel
Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official not to defile himself.
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“Please test your servants for 10 days. Let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.
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Total abstinence » Instances of » Israelites in the wilderness
you did not eat bread or drink wine or beer—so that you might know that I am Yahweh your God.
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Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
he is to abstain from wine and beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from beer. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
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you did not eat bread or drink wine or beer—so that you might know that I am Yahweh your God.
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Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;
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Temperance » Total abstinence » Daniel's temperance principles
Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official not to defile himself.
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I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
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Temperance » Total abstinence » Brotherly love demands
It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.
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Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.
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Temperance » Total abstinence » Encouraged upon the priests
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
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Temperance » Total abstinence » The wise man's injunction
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
Temperance » Total abstinence » The law of the rechabites
But they replied, “We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: ‘You and your sons must never drink wine.
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Temperance » Total abstinence » Rule for kings
it is not for kings
or for rulers to desire beer.
Temperance » Total abstinence » John the baptist a total abstainer
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.