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1 Timothy 4:3

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1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

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

5 because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

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BSB
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
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.
WEB
forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
ASV
forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.
DARBY
forbidding to marry, [bidding] to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.
BLB
forbidding to marry, [requiring] to abstain from foods that God created for reception with thanksgiving by the faithful and [by] [those] knowing the truth.
ÅB
som forbyder å gifte seg og befaler å avholde seg fra mat, den Gud har skapt til å nytes med takk av dem som tror og har lært sannheten å kjenne.
OTB
som forbyr ekteskap og påbyr å avstå fra mat som Gud har skapt for å bli mottatt med takknemlighet av dem som tror og kjenner sannheten.
B1930
som forbyder å gifte sig og byder å avholde sig fra mat, den Gud har skapt til å nytes med takk av dem som tror og har lært sannheten å kjenne.

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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  • 1 Timothy 4:4

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

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  • Romans 14:6

    He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

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  • Colossians 2:16

    Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:30–31

    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

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  • 1 Corinthians 8:8

    But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

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  • Genesis 9:3

    Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:28

    But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

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