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Romans 14:21

It's better not to eat meat or drink wine or anything else that would cause your fellow-believer to stumble.

Free Bible Version

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

20Don't destroy the work of God with arguments over food. Everything is clean—but it would be wrong to eat and offend others.

22What you personally believe is between you and God. Happy are those who don't condemn themselves for doing what they think is right!

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Cross References

Malachi 2:8But you have turned from my way. You have made many people to fall into sin. By your teaching you have broken the agreement with Levi, says the Lord Almighty.

Matthew 18:7What a disaster is coming on the world for all its temptations to sin! Temptations will surely come, but it will be a disaster for the person through whom the temptation comes!

Romans 14:13Therefore let's not judge each other anymore, but decide to do this instead—we won't put obstacles in the way of fellow-believers, or cause them to fall.

Romans 15:1Those of us who are spiritually strong ought to support those who are spiritually weak. We shouldn't just please ourselves.

Philippians 1:10so that you can work out what's really important. That way you can be genuine and blameless when Christ returns,

Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak how to entrap the children of Israel by means of eating food sacrificed to idols and committing sexual sins.

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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