Genesis 9:3

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

Cross-references

Genesis 1:29 originally grants only plants for food, while Gen 9:3 adds the permission to eat meat, marking a significant dietary shift after the flood.

Genesis 1:30 originally gave only plants for food; here God expands that to include meat after the flood.

In Genesis 1:26, God gives man dominion over animals; Genesis 9:3 extends that dominion to include eating them.

In 1 Timothy 4:4, Paul declares all created foods good, reflecting the permission in Genesis 9:3 to eat everything.

1 Timothy 4:3-5 reinforces that all foods are created good by God and permissible, echoing the original grant in Gen 9:3.

In Colossians 2:22, Paul dismisses dietary rules as human commands, contrasting with God's permission in Genesis 9:3.

In Colossians 2:21, Paul condemns dietary restrictions that contradict the freedom to eat all things given in Genesis 9:3.

1 Corinthians 10:26 grounds the freedom to eat in God's ownership of all creation, supporting the grant in Genesis 9:3.

1 Corinthians 10:25 applies the Genesis 9:3 permission to eat any meat to the marketplace, freeing believers from scruples.

1 Corinthians 10:23 cites the liberty principle that all things are lawful, which includes the dietary freedom from Genesis 9:3, but adds the test of edification.

Romans 14:20 reaffirms that all food is clean, directly building on God's permission in Genesis 9:3 to eat any animal.

Romans 14:14 states nothing is inherently unclean, echoing the blanket permission to eat all animals given in Genesis 9:3.

Acts 10:12-15 reverses the clean/unclean distinctions, reinstating the full permission to eat all animals first given in Gen 9:3.

Deuteronomy 14:3-21 restricts the universal permission to eat all animals in Gen 9:3 by specifying which are clean and unclean.

Leviticus 11 later restricts the unrestricted permission to eat all animals given in Gen 9:3 by distinguishing clean and unclean.

In Colossians 2:16, Paul uses the freedom to eat all foods from Genesis 9:3 to argue against legalistic dietary judgments.

Leviticus 22:8 restricts priests from eating carcasses or torn animals, a specific limitation on the general permission to eat meat in Gen 9:3.

Romans 14:17 shifts focus from food to spiritual priorities, while Genesis 9:3 grants all foods — together showing food is not central.

Romans 14:3 Parallel

Romans 14:3 warns against judging dietary choices; the freedom to eat all animals given here undergirds that liberty.

Jeremiah 27:5 Related theme

In Jeremiah 27:5, God claims authority to give the earth and its animals, paralleling His grant in Genesis 9:3.

Psalm 50:10 Related theme

In Psalm 50:10, God declares ownership of all animals, underscoring that He is the giver of the food in Genesis 9:3.

In 1 Corinthians 10:31, Paul applies the principle of eating to God's glory, extending the freedom given in Genesis 9:3 to a broader ethical context.

Deuteronomy 12:15 expands the permission to eat meat for ordinary consumption, not only sacrificial, consistent with Gen 9:3's grant of all animals for food.