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1 Timothy 4:4

WEB

4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

KJV

4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

BSB

4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

FBV

4Everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected but should be received with thanks,

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Extra References

Romans 14:20

20Don’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.


1 Corinthians 10:25

25Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,


Romans 14:14

14I 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.


1 Corinthians 10:23

23All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.


Acts 21:25

25But 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.”


Acts 11:7-9

7I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’ 8But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ 9But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’


Genesis 1:31

31God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.


Acts 15:20-21

20but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood. 21For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”


1 Timothy 4:3

3forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.


Deuteronomy 32:4

4The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.