Romans 14:15

For if on account of food thy brother is made to mourn, thou art no longer walking according to love. Do not with thy food destroy him for whom Christ died.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

In Context

14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him that accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

16Let not then the blessing which ye enjoy be evil spoken of.

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Cross References

Romans 13:10Love worketh no ill to one's neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law.

Romans 15:2Let each one of us please his neighbor, to promote what is good, for edification.

1 Corinthians 8:11For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth,—the brother for whom Christ died!

1 Corinthians 13:4Love suffereth long, is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not herself, is not puffed up,

Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you an offering and a sacrifice to God, of a sweet odor.

2 Peter 2:1But there arose false prophets also among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will stealthily bring in destructive factions, even denying the Lord that bought them; bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

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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