Romans 14:15

But if thou grievest thy brother, because of food, thou walkest not in love. On account of food, destroy not him for whom Messiah died.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 indeed, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing which is unclean in itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him only it is defiled.

16And let not our good thing be matter of reproach.

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Cross References

Romans 13:10Love doeth no evil to one's neighbor; because love is the fulfillment of the law.

Romans 15:2But each of us should please his neighbor, in good things, as conducive to edification.

1 Corinthians 8:11And by thy knowledge, he who is feeble, and on account of whom the Messiah died, will perish.

1 Corinthians 13:4Love is long-suffering, and is kind; love is not envious; love is not boisterous; and is not inflated;

Ephesians 5:2and walk in love; as the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet odor.

2 Peter 2:1But in the world, there have been also false prophets, as there will likewise be false teachers among you, who will bring in destructive heresies, denying the Lord that bought them; thus bringing on 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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