1 Corinthians 10:25

Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortionists, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world.

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.

Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

“Don’t make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they play the prostitute after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one call you and you eat of his sacrifice;

Then Haggai answered, “ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before me,’ says Yahweh; ‘and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.

because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”

He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

All food which may be eaten which is soaked in water shall be unclean. All drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

“ ‘Every bed on which he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean; and everything he sits on shall be unclean.

The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

What has my beloved to do in my house, since she has behaved lewdly with many, and the holy flesh has passed from you? When you do evil, then you rejoice.”

So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat, and celebrate;

When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”

A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.

For we write no other things to you than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end,

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.