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Romans 14:21

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything by which yoʋr brother stumbles or is offended or made weak.

Text-Critical English NT

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

20Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes another to stumble.

22Do yoʋ have a firm belief about these things? Have it privately before God. Blessed is he who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:7“Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!

Romans 14:13Therefore let us no longer judge one another. Instead, resolve not to put any stumbling block or snare before your brother.

Romans 15:1Now we who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are without strength; we ought not to please ourselves.

Philippians 1:10so that you may approve what is excellent in order to be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against yoʋ: Yoʋ have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel and to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication.

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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