1Tim 4:3 Cross References

1 Timothy 4:3

3: They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanksgiving by people who know and believe the truth.

1 Corinthians 10:30

  1. If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?
  2. Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God.

Romans 14:6

  1. Those who have a special day for worshiping the Lord are trying to honor him. Those who eat all kinds of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who won't eat everything also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God.

Genesis 9:3

  1. I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.

1 Timothy 4:4

  1. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it. We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts.

Colossians 2:16

  1. So don't let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new-moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.

Hebrews 13:4

  1. Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

1 Corinthians 8:8

  1. It's true that we can't win God's approval by what we eat. We don't miss out on anything if we don't eat it, and we don't gain anything if we do.

Colossians 2:20

  1. You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the evil powers of this world. So why do you keep on following rules of the world, such as,
  2. "Don't handle, don't eat, don't touch."
  3. Such rules are mere human teaching about things that are gone as soon as we use them.
  4. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, humility, and severe bodily discipline. But they have no effect when it comes to conquering a person's evil thoughts and desires.

Romans 14:3

  1. Those who think it is all right to eat anything must not look down on those who won't. And those who won't eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.

1 Corinthians 7:28

  1. But if you do get married, it is not a sin. And if a young woman gets married, it is not a sin. However, I am trying to spare you the extra problems that come with marriage.

Romans 14:17

  1. For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 13:9

  1. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.

Colossians 3:17

  1. And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

  1. Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat well, drink a good glass of wine, and enjoy their work--whatever they do under the sun--for however long God lets them live.

1 Corinthians 6:13

  1. You say, "Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food." This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them. But our bodies were not made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies.

1 Corinthians 7:36

  1. But if a man thinks he ought to marry his fiancee because he has trouble controlling his passions and time is passing, it is all right; it is not a sin. Let them marry.
  2. But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry.
  3. So the person who marries does well, and the person who doesn't marry does even better.
  4. A wife is married to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, but this must be a marriage acceptable to the Lord.

1 Timothy 2:4

  1. for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.

Acts 10:13

  1. Then a voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat them."
  2. "Never, Lord," Peter declared. "I have never in all my life eaten anything forbidden by our Jewish laws. "
  3. The voice spoke again, "If God says something is acceptable, don't say it isn't."

Matthew 15:36

  1. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, broke them into pieces, and gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

Luke 24:30

  1. As they sat down to eat, he took a small loaf of bread, asked God's blessing on it, broke it, then gave it to them.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.
  2. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Samuel 9:13

  1. Hurry and catch him before he goes up the hill to eat. The guests won't start until he arrives to bless the food."

Acts 27:35

  1. Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

John 8:31

  1. Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you keep obeying my teachings.
  2. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Daniel 11:37

  1. He will have no regard for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god beloved of women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all.

Matthew 14:19

  1. Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. And he took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God's blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave some of the bread and fish to each disciple, and the disciples gave them to the people.

John 6:23

  1. Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.

Genesis 1:29

  1. And God said, "Look! I have given you the seed-bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.
  2. And I have given all the grasses and other green plants to the animals and birds for their food." And so it was.
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