Romans 14:20
Destroy not the worke of God for meates sake: all things in deede are pure: but it is euill for the man which eateth with offence.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
19Let vs then follow those things which concerne peace, and wherewith one may edifie another.
Cross References
Matthew 15:11That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.
Acts 10:15And the voyce spake vnto him againe the second time, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.
Romans 14:21It is good neither to eate flesh, nor to drinke wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weake.
1 Corinthians 8:8But meate maketh not vs acceptable to God, for neither if we eate, haue we the more: neither if we eate not, haue we the lesse.
Ephesians 2:10For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.
1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding to marrie, and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which beleeue and knowe the trueth.
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 →