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Bible Quotes About Unclean Foods
13 Scripture verses about unclean foods from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
Scripture clearly distinguishes between clean and unclean foods, as God instructed Moses and Aaron to set apart certain animals from His people to prevent defilement (Leviticus 11:1; 20:25). Eating abominable or unclean creatures, such as swine and certain creeping things, is forbidden and carries serious consequences, including judgment (Deuteronomy 14:3; Isaiah 66:17). Jesus reinforced the importance of understanding God's commands by calling the people to hear and comprehend His teachings, emphasizing spiritual purity that aligns with God's holy standards (Matthew 15:10; Mark 7:14).
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Unclean Foods
- Leviticus 11:1 — “And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”
- Leviticus 20:25 — “Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living th...”
- Deuteronomy 14:3 — “Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.”
- Isaiah 66:17 — “They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. ...”
- Matthew 15:10 — “And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:”
- Mark 7:14 — “And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:”
- Mark 7:18 — “And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;”
- Acts 10:9 — “On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:”
- Acts 11:5 — “I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:”
- Acts 15:19 — “Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:”
Old Testament Quotes About Unclean Foods (4)
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”
“Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. creepeth: or, moveth”
“Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.”
“They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. behind: or, one after another”
New Testament Quotes About Unclean Foods (9)
“And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:”
“And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:”
“And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;”
“On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:”
“I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:”
“Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:”
“For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;”
“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. unclean: Gr. common”
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: in meat: or, for eating and drinking respect: or, part”
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