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15 Bible Verses About Weed

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  • The Bible does not name marijuana; the verses that apply speak of plants, intoxication, self-control, freedom and the law.
  • Genesis 1:29 gives seed-bearing plants to people “for food”, and verse 31 calls all that God made “very good”.
  • Ephesians 5:18 sets drunkenness against being filled with the Spirit, and 1 Peter 5:8 and 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 use nepho, to be sober and watchful.
  • Paul answers “I have the right to do anything” with two limits: “I will not be mastered by anything” (1 Corinthians 6:12) and “not everything is constructive” (1 Corinthians 10:23).
  • In Galatians 5:20 the word translated “witchcraft” is pharmakeia, which Strong’s defines as medication (“pharmacy”) and by extension magic.

The Bible does not name marijuana, so what it says about weed comes from passages on plants, intoxication, self-control, freedom and the law. Genesis 1:29 gives seed-bearing plants to people “for food”. Proverbs 20:1 and Ephesians 5:18 warn against being led astray by wine and getting drunk on it, and 1 Peter 5:8 and 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 call for a sober mind. Paul’s answer to the Corinthian slogan “I have the right to do anything” (1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:23)…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Greek 3525, νήφω (nepho): to be sober, self-controlled, watchful; used in 1 Thessalonians 5:6, 8 and 1 Peter 5:8. biblehub.com/greek/3525

Strong’s Greek 5331, φαρμακεία (pharmakeia): sorcery, witchcraft; from pharmakeus, medication (“pharmacy”), by extension magic; used in Galatians 5:20. biblehub.com/greek/5331

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