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Romans 14:21

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing by which your brother stumbles, or is ensnared, or is made weak.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

In Context

20Destroy not the work of God on account of food. All meats, indeed, are clean; but meat is an evil to that man who, by eating, causes another to stumble.

22Have you faith? Have it to yourself before God. Blessed is he who condemns not himself in that which he approves.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:7Alas for the world because of snares! for it is necessary that snares come: but alas for that man by whom the snare comes!

Romans 14:13Let us, therefore, no longer judge one another: but rather decide to put no stumbling-block or snare in your brother’s way.

Romans 15:1But we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.

Philippians 1:10in order that you may distinguish things that differ, to the end that you may be pure and blameless till the day of Christ,

Revelation 2:14Yet I have a few things against you, that you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to practice lewdness.

Matthew Henry on Romans 14:2-23

Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 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. 4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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