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What does the Bible say about can you eat meat?
15 verses about can you eat meat, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.
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Bible verses about can you eat meat
- Genesis 9:3 — Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 13 votes
- Leviticus 11:1 — And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 10 votes
- Romans 14:2 — For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 7 votes
- 1 Timothy 4:3 — Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 14:1 — Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 14:3 — Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:8 — But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 4 votes
- Colossians 2:16 — Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 4 votes
- Acts 10:10 — And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 3 votes
- Mark 7:18 — And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 2 votes
- Acts 10:9 — On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 2 votes
- Romans 14:20 — For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 2 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 — Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 2 votes
- 1 Corinthians 10:23 — All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 2 votes
- 1 Timothy 4:1 — Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 votes
Where these verses are
1 Corinthians (3), Deuteronomy (2), Acts (2), Romans (2), 1 Timothy (2), Genesis (1), Leviticus (1), Mark (1), Colossians (1)
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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.