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Romans 14:21

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.

Updated King James Version

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

20For food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offence.

22Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.

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Cross References

Malachi 2:8But all of you are departed out of the way; all of you have caused many to stumble at the law; all of you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts.

Matthew 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must essentially be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

Romans 14:13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

Romans 15:1We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Philippians 1:10That all of you may approve things that are excellent; that all of you may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.

Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because you have there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto 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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