² The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.^{(A) 3} Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.^(B) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.^(C)

² One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.^{(A) 3} The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt^(B) the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge^(C) the one who does, for God has accepted them.

Peter’s Vision^(A)

⁹ About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof^(B) to pray. ¹⁰ He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.^{(C) 11} He saw heaven opened^(D) and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ¹² It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. ¹³ Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”

¹⁴ “Surely not, Lord!”^(E) Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”^(F)

¹⁵ The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”^(G)

¹⁶ This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

³ They forbid people to marry^(A) and order them to abstain from certain foods,^(B) which God created^(C) to be received with thanksgiving^(D) by those who believe and who know the truth. ⁴ For everything God created is good,^(E) and nothing is to be rejected^(F) if it is received with thanksgiving, ⁵ because it is consecrated by the word of God^(G) and prayer.

¹⁹ For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods^(A) clean.)^(B)

²⁵ Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,^{(A) 26} for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”^[a](B)

²⁷ If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you^(C) without raising questions of conscience. ²⁸ But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.^{(D) 29} I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom^(E) being judged by another’s conscience? ³⁰ If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?^(F)

³¹ So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.^(G)

Freedom From Human Rules

¹⁶ Therefore do not let anyone judge you^(A) by what you eat or drink,^(B) or with regard to a religious festival,^(C) a New Moon celebration^(D) or a Sabbath day.^(E)