1 Timothy 4:3

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Cross References (28)

  • Romans 14:6 (14)

    He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he w

  • Hebrews 13:4 (14)

    Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adult

  • 1 Timothy 4:4 (14)

    For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

  • Colossians 2:16 (10)

    Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

  • Genesis 9:3 (10)

    Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:30–31 (10)

    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

  • Romans 14:3 (9)

    The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not jud

  • 1 Corinthians 7:28 (9)

    But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face tro

  • 1 Corinthians 8:8 (9)

    But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

  • Hebrews 13:9 (8)

    Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and n

  • Colossians 3:17 (8)

    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through H

  • Colossians 2:20–23 (7)

    If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do yo

  • Acts 10:13–15 (7)

    Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”

  • 1 Corinthians 6:13 (5)

    “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual imm

  • 1 Corinthians 7:36–39 (5)

    However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ou

  • Romans 14:17 (5)

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

  • 1 Timothy 2:4 (5)

    who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

  • Matthew 15:36 (5)

    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the discipl

  • Ecclesiastes 5:18 (5)

    Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does un

  • Matthew 14:19 (4)

    And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, H

  • Genesis 1:29–30 (4)

    Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fru

  • Acts 27:35 (3)

    After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

  • 1 Samuel 9:13 (3)

    As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat unt

  • Daniel 11:37 (3)

    He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he

  • John 8:31–32 (3)

    So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

  • Luke 24:30 (3)

    While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

  • John 6:23 (3)

    However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given th

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14 (3)

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to