Romans 14:20

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Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

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  • Rom 14:14-15 : 14 I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean. 15 And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.
  • Acts 10:15 : 15 And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
  • 1 Tim 4:3-5 : 3 Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge. 4 Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise: 5 For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer.
  • Matt 15:11 : 11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
  • Matt 18:6 : 6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.
  • Rom 14:21 : 21 It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.
  • 1 Cor 6:12-13 : 12 I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any. 13 Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:
  • 1 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better. 9 But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble. 10 For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images? 11 And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death. 12 And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ. 13 For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.
  • 1 Cor 10:31-33 : 31 So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God. 33 Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.
  • Eph 2:10 : 10 For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.
  • Phil 1:6 : 6 For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 14:21-23
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    87%

    21It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

    22The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

    23But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

  • Rom 14:13-19
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    83%

    13Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

    14I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.

    15And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

    16Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

    17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

    18And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

    19So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

  • 1 Cor 8:12-13
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    12And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.

    13For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.

  • Rom 14:1-3
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    78%

    1Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

    2One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

    3Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

  • 1 Cor 8:7-10
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    7Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

    8But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

    9But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.

    10For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?

  • Matt 15:20
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    20These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

  • Mark 7:18-20
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    76%

    18And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

    19Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

    20And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

  • 1 Cor 10:25
    75%

    25Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;

  • 1 Cor 10:27-28
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    27If a Gentile makes a feast for you, and you are pleased to go as a guest, take whatever is put before you, without question of right or wrong.

    28But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:

  • 1 Cor 10:31-32
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    31So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

    32Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

  • 1 Cor 6:12-13
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    12I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

    13Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

  • Rom 14:5-6
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    74%

    5This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

    6He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

  • 1 Tim 4:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

    4Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:

  • Acts 15:20
    72%

    20But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

  • Deut 14:3
    72%

    3No disgusting thing may be your food.

  • Deut 14:20
    72%

    20But all clean birds you may take.

  • Lev 7:19-20
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    19And flesh touched by any unclean thing may not be taken for food: it is to be burned with fire; and as for the flesh of the peace-offerings, everyone who is clean may take it as food:

    20But he who is unclean when he takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people.

  • Acts 15:29
    72%

    29To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

  • Acts 10:14
    72%

    14But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.

  • Matt 15:11
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    11Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

  • Heb 13:9
    71%

    9Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

  • Deut 14:10
    71%

    10But any which have no skin-plates or wings for swimming, you may not take; they are unclean for you.

  • Lev 11:47
    71%

    47Marking out the unclean from the clean, and the living thing which may be used for food from that which may not.

  • 1 Cor 10:23
    70%

    23We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

  • Matt 15:17
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    17Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

  • Acts 21:25
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    25But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.