"For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed {are} pure; but {it is} evil for that man who eateth with offenc…" — Romans 14:20

Romans 14:20 · KJV

“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed {are} pure; but {it is} evil for that man who eateth with offence.”

— Romans 14:20

Verse 19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Verse 21

{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.

Romans 14 — Context

For he that in these things serveth Christ {is} acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed {are} pure; but {it is} evil for that man who eateth with offence.

{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.

Hast thou faith? have {it} to thyself before God. Happy {is} he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

Cross References

Romans 14:14-15

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that {there is} nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him {it is} unclean. {unclean: Gr. common}

Matthew 18:6

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and {that} he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Titus 1:15

Unto the pure all things {are} pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving {is} nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Acts 10:15

And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.

1 Corinthians 10:31-33

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 6:12-13

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. {expedient: or, profitable}

Romans 14:21

{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.

Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.