Genesis 9:3 “Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave y…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

World English Bible

Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

American Standard Version

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

Geneva Bible 1599

Euery thing that moueth and liueth, shall be meate for you: as the greene herbe, haue I giuen you all things.

Darby Translation

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you: as the green herb I give you everything.

Young's Literal Translation

Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;

Bible in Basic English

Every living and moving thing will be food for you; I give them all to you as before I gave you all green things.

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Cross references

“Every”

1 Timothy 4:3–5 Deuteronomy 12:15 Acts 10:12–15 Leviticus 11:1–47 Leviticus 22:8 Deuteronomy 14:3–21

1 Timothy 4:3–5 · 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.

Deuteronomy 12:15 · BSB

But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or dee…

Acts 10:12–15 · BSB

It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.

Leviticus 11:1–47 · BSB

The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

Leviticus 22:8 · BSB

He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 14:3–21 · BSB

You must not eat any detestable thing.

“even”

Romans 14:14 1 Corinthians 10:31 Colossians 2:16 1 Corinthians 10:23 Romans 14:3 Romans 14:17

Romans 14:14 · BSB

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

1 Corinthians 10:31 · BSB

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Colossians 2:16 · BSB

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

1 Corinthians 10:23 · BSB

“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

Romans 14:3 · BSB

The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.

Romans 14:17 · BSB

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.

4But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.

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