Bible verses about "vegetarianism" | EJ2000

¹ ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, ² Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat among all the animals that are on the earth. ³ Whatever divides the hoof and is clovenfooted and chews the cud, among the animals, that shall you eat. ⁴ Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud or of those that divide the hoof: the camel because it chews the cud but divides not the hoof; it is unclean unto you. ⁵ And the coney because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof: it is unclean unto you. ⁶ And the hare because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof: it is unclean unto you. ⁷ And the swine though it divides the hoof and is clovenfooted, yet it chews not the cud: it is unclean to you. ⁸ Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcase you shall not touch: they are unclean to you. ⁹ ¶ These shall you eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, those shall you eat. ¹⁰ But all that have not fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, of any reptile in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you; ¹¹ they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. ¹² Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. ¹³ And these ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they shall be an abomination: the eagle, the ossifrage, the ospray, ¹⁴ the vulture, and the kite according to his species, ¹⁵ every raven according to his species, ¹⁶ the owl, the night hawk, the cuckow, and the hawk according to his species; ¹⁷ the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, ¹⁸ the swan, the pelican, the gier eagle, ¹⁹ the stork, the heron according to her species, the lapwing, and the bat. ²⁰ ¶ Every flying insect that creeps, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. ²¹ Yet these may ye eat of every flying insect that goes upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with them upon the earth; ²² these of them ye may eat: the locust according to his species and the bald locust according to his species and the beetle according to his species and the grasshopper according to his species. ²³ But all other flying insects, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. ²⁴ And for these ye shall be unclean: whoever touches their carcase shall be unclean until the evening. ²⁵ And whoever bears any part of their carcase shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. ²⁶ The carcasses of every animal which divides the hoof and is not clovenfooted, nor chews the cud, are unclean unto you; everyone that touches them shall be unclean. ²⁷ And of all the animals that go on all four, any that walk upon their paws are unclean unto you; whoever touches their carcase shall be unclean until the evening. ²⁸ And he that bears their carcase shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean unto you. ²⁹ These also shall be unclean unto you among the animals that creep upon the earth: the weasel and the mouse and the frog according to his species ³⁰ and the ferret and the lizard and the snail and the slug and the mole. ³¹ These are unclean to you among all the animals; whoever touches them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening. ³² And everything upon which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it be any vessel of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever instrument with which work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; and thus it shall be cleansed. ³³ And every earthen vessel into which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break the vessel. ³⁴ All food which may be eaten upon which shall come water from any such vessel shall be unclean; and any drink that may be drunk shall be unclean in every such vessel. ³⁵ And everything upon which any part of their carcase falls shall be unclean: the oven or the chimney shall be broken down, for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you. ³⁶ Nevertheless a fountain or cistern where water is collected shall be clean; but that which touches their carcase shall be unclean. ³⁷ And if any part of their carcase falls upon any sown seed which is sown, it shall be clean. ³⁸ But if any water is put upon the seed and any part of their carcase falls thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. ³⁹ And if any animal of which ye may eat dies, he that touches the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the evening; ⁴⁰ and he that eats of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; likewise he that bears the carcase of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. ⁴¹ And every reptile that creeps upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten. ⁴² Whatever goes upon the belly and whatever goes upon four or more feet among all reptiles that creep upon the earth, ye shall not eat; for it is abomination. ⁴³ ¶ Ye shall not defile your souls with any reptile that creeps, neither shall ye contaminate yourselves with them, that ye should be unclean with them. ⁴⁴ For I am the LORD your God; ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; neither shall ye defile your souls with any reptile that moves upon the earth. ⁴⁵ For I am the LORD that causes you to come up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. ⁴⁶ This is the law of the animals and of the fowls and of every living creature that moves in the waters and of every animal that creeps upon the earth: ⁴⁷ to make a difference between the unclean and the clean and between the animals that may be eaten and the animals that may not be eaten.

¹⁷ Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted calf and hatred therewith.

²⁵ The wolf and the lamb shall be fed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not afflict nor do evil in all my holy mountain, said the LORD.

¹⁴ Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul is not defiled: for from my youth up even until now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither has abominable flesh come into my mouth.

¹¹ not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

¹ ¶ Bear with the one who is sick in the faith, but not unto doubtful discernment. ² For one believes that he may eat all things; another, who is sick, eats vegetables. ³ Let not him that eats despise him that does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him that eats; for God has raised him up.

⁶ He that observes the day, let him observe it unto the Lord; and he that does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He that eats, eats unto the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that does not eat, unto the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.

¹ ¶ Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, listening to spirits of error and doctrines of demons; ² that in hypocrisy shall speak lies; having their conscience seared as with a hot iron; ³ they shall forbid to marry and shall command men to abstain from foods, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who are faithful and have known the truth. ⁴ For everything that God created is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving,

⁴ But flesh with the soul (or life) thereof, which is its blood, ye shall not eat.

⁶ The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a child shall shepherd them. ⁷ The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. ⁸ And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. ⁹ They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

¹² Prove, now, with thy slaves ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. ¹³ Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the young men that eat of the portion of the king’s food; and as thou seest, deal with thy slaves. ¹⁴ So he consented to them in this matter and proved them ten days. ¹⁵ And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than the young men who ate the portion of the king’s food. ¹⁶ Thus Melzar took the portion of their food and the wine that they should drink and gave them vegetables.

³ Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; even as the green grass I have given you all things.

¹⁷ for the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

¹ ¶ Bear with the one who is sick in the faith, but not unto doubtful discernment. ² For one believes that he may eat all things; another, who is sick, eats vegetables. ³ Let not him that eats despise him that does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him that eats; for God has raised him up. ⁴ Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? By his own master he stands or falls; and if he falls, he shall be made to stand, for God is powerful to make him stand. ⁵ Also, some make a difference between one day and another; others esteem every day alike. Let each one be fully persuaded in his own soul. ⁶ He that observes the day, let him observe it unto the Lord; and he that does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He that eats, eats unto the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that does not eat, unto the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. ⁷ For none of us live for ourselves, and no one dies for himself. ⁸ For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord; whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. ⁹ For to this end Christ both died and rose and revived: to thus exercise lordship over the dead as well as over the living. ¹⁰ But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou belittle thy brother? for we shall all stand before the tribunal of the Christ. ¹¹ For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. ¹² So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God. ¹³ Let us, therefore, not 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. ¹⁴ I know and trust in the Lord Jesus that for his sake there is nothing unclean, but to him that esteems any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. ¹⁵ But if thy brother is grieved because of thy food, now thou dost not walk in charity. Do not destroy him with thy food, for whom Christ died. ¹⁶ Let not then your good be evil spoken of; ¹⁷ for the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ For he that in these things serves the Christ is well pleasing unto God and approved of men. ¹⁹ Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace and the edification of each one to the others. ²⁰ Because of food, do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are clean, but it is evil for that man who eats with offense. ²¹ It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor do any thing by which thy brother stumbles or is offended or is sick. ²² Thou hast faith; have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that does not condemn himself with that thing which he allows. ²³ And he that makes a difference is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat by faith; and whatsoever is not out of faith is sin.

³⁰ And to every beast of the earth and to every fowl of the air and to every thing that moves upon the earth, in which there is a living soul, I have given all green grass for food; and it was so.

²⁹ ¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every grass bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. ³⁰ And to every beast of the earth and to every fowl of the air and to every thing that moves upon the earth, in which there is a living soul, I have given all green grass for food; and it was so.

²¹ It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor do any thing by which thy brother stumbles or is offended or is sick.