Romans 14:20
Do not undo God’s work for the sake of what you eat. Though everything is ‘clean,’ yet, if a man eats so as to put a stumbling-block in the way of others, he does wrong.
Twentieth Century New Testament
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Matthew 15:11It is not what enters a man’s mouth that ‘defiles’ him, but what comes out from his mouth — that does defile him!”
Acts 10:15Again he was aware of a voice which said — “What God has pronounced ‘clean’, do not regard as ‘defiled’.”
Romans 14:21The right course is to abstain from meat or wine or, indeed, anything that is a stumbling-block to your Brother.
1 Corinthians 8:8What we eat, however, will not bring us nearer to God. We lose nothing by not eating this food, and we gain nothing by eating it.
Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.
1 Timothy 4:3and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.
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 →