Original collection
VEGETARIANISM Gen 9:2-3, Mk 7:18-19, Acts 10:11-15, 11:5-9, 1 Tim 4:3-5
Key KJV Scriptures:
Genesis 9:2-3; Romans 14:1-6,13-23; 1 Timothy 4:1-5
Key KJV Scriptures: Full Text
24 indexed verses · Showing 1–24. Read each passage in its chapter context.
Genesis 9:2 (KJV)
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Genesis 9:3 (KJV)
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Romans 14:1 (KJV)
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Romans 14:2 (KJV)
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Romans 14:3 (KJV)
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Romans 14:4 (KJV)
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Romans 14:5 (KJV)
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Romans 14:6 (KJV)
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Romans 14:13 (KJV)
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
Romans 14:14 (KJV)
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans 14:15 (KJV)
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Romans 14:16 (KJV)
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
Romans 14:17 (KJV)
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Romans 14:18 (KJV)
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Romans 14:19 (KJV)
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans 14:20 (KJV)
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Romans 14:21 (KJV)
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Romans 14:22 (KJV)
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
Romans 14:23 (KJV)
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
1 Timothy 4:1 (KJV)
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;
1 Timothy 4:2 (KJV)
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1 Timothy 4:3 (KJV)
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.
1 Timothy 4:4 (KJV)
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1 Timothy 4:5 (KJV)
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.