Genesis 9:3
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.”Genesis 9:3
What Does Genesis 9:3 Mean?
Genesis 9:3 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 9, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Genesis 9:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 1:29“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”1 Timothy 4:3“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.”Romans 14:14“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.”Deuteronomy 12:15“Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.”Psalms 104:14“He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;”Colossians 2:21“(Touch not; taste not; handle not;”Genesis 1:30“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.”Romans 14:2“For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.”1 Corinthians 10:25“Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:”1 Corinthians 10:31“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”Colossians 2:16“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:”Leviticus 11:1“And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”Leviticus 22:8“That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.”Acts 10:12“Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.”Romans 14:3“Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.”Romans 14:17“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”Deuteronomy 14:3“Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.”1 Corinthians 10:23“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”Romans 14:20“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.”
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