Romans 14:20

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, `are' pure, but evil `is' to the man who is eating through stumbling.

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  • Rom 14:14-15 : 14 I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing `is' unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean -- to that one `it is' unclean; 15 and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.
  • Acts 10:15 : 15 and `there is' a voice again a second time unto him: `What God did cleanse, thou, declare not thou common;'
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 all things, indeed, `are' pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast `is' nothing pure, but of them defiled `are' even the mind and the conscience;
  • 1 Tim 4:3-5 : 3 forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, 4 because every creature of God `is' good, and nothing `is' to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received, 5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
  • Matt 15:11 : 11 not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
  • Matt 18:6 : 6 and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.
  • Rom 14:21 : 21 Right `it is' not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to `do anything' in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.
  • 1 Cor 6:12-13 : 12 All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I -- I will not be under authority by any; 13 the meats `are' for the belly, and the belly for the meats. And God both this and these shall make useless; and the body `is' not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;
  • 1 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind; 9 but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm, 10 for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat -- shall not his conscience -- he being infirm -- be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols, 11 and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died? 12 and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin; 13 wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.
  • 1 Cor 10:31-33 : 31 Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God; 32 become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God; 33 as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.
  • Eph 2:10 : 10 for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
  • Phil 1:6 : 6 having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform `it' till a day of Jesus Christ,

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  • Rom 14:21-23
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    87%

    21Right `it is' not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to `do anything' in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.

    22Thou hast faith! to thyself have `it' before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,

    23and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because `it is' not of faith; and all that `is' not of faith is sin.

  • Rom 14:13-19
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    13no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.

    14I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing `is' unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean -- to that one `it is' unclean;

    15and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

    16Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

    17for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

    18for he who in these things is serving the Christ, `is' acceptable to God and approved of men.

    19So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

  • 1 Cor 8:12-13
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    12and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin;

    13wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.

  • Rom 14:1-3
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    1And him who is weak in the faith receive ye -- not to determinations of reasonings;

    2one doth believe that he may eat all things -- and he who is weak doth eat herbs;

    3let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

  • 1 Cor 8:7-10
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    7but not in all men `is' the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat `it', and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

    8But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

    9but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

    10for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat -- shall not his conscience -- he being infirm -- be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

  • Matt 15:20
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    20these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

  • Mark 7:18-20
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    18and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?

    19because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'

    20And he said -- `That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;

  • 1 Cor 10:25
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    25Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

  • 1 Cor 10:27-28
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    27and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;

    28and if any one may say to you, `This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' -- do not eat, because of that one who shewed `it', and of the conscience, for the Lord's `is' the earth and its fulness:

  • 1 Cor 10:31-32
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    31Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

    32become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;

  • Titus 1:15
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    15all things, indeed, `are' pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast `is' nothing pure, but of them defiled `are' even the mind and the conscience;

  • 1 Cor 6:12-13
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    12All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I -- I will not be under authority by any;

    13the meats `are' for the belly, and the belly for the meats. And God both this and these shall make useless; and the body `is' not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

  • Rom 14:5-6
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    5One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day `alike'; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

    6He who is regarding the day, to the Lord he doth regard `it', and he who is not regarding the day, to the Lord he doth not regard `it'. He who is eating, to the Lord he doth eat, for he doth give thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat, and doth give thanks to God.

  • 1 Tim 4:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3forbidding to marry -- to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

    4because every creature of God `is' good, and nothing `is' to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,

  • Acts 15:20
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    20but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

  • Deut 14:3
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    3`Thou dost not eat any abominable thing;

  • Deut 14:20
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    20any clean fowl ye do eat.

  • Lev 7:19-20
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    19`And the flesh which cometh against any unclean thing is not eaten; with fire it is burnt; as to the flesh, every clean one doth eat of the flesh;

    20and the person who eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings which `are' Jehovah's, and his uncleanness upon him, even that person hath been cut off from his people.

  • Acts 15:29
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    29to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!'

  • Acts 10:14
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    14And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'

  • Matt 15:11
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    11not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

  • Heb 13:9
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    9with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for `it is' good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

  • Deut 14:10
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    10and anything which hath not fins and scales ye do not eat; unclean it `is' to you.

  • Lev 11:47
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    47to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'

  • 1 Cor 10:23
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    23All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

  • Matt 15:17
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    17do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

  • Acts 21:25
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    25`And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'