Cross references

1 Timothy 4:3

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.

1 Timothy 4:3 BSB

1 Timothy 4:3 has 28 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 21 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Timothy 4:4 (15 votes) and Hebrews 13:4 (15 votes). 56 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 16.

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Which verses does 1 Timothy 4:3 point to?

The 20 strongest of 28, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

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

  2. Hebrews 13:415 votes

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

  3. Romans 14:614 votes

    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.

  4. Genesis 9:311 votes

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

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

  6. If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

  11. who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Which verses point to 1 Timothy 4:3?

The 10 strongest of 56.