Romans 14:20-21

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble

20 n Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. o Everything is indeed clean, but p it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21 q It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. 1

  1. Cross References
    Romans 14:15
    For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
  2. Cross References
    Titus 1:15
    To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
    Romans 14:14
    I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.
  3. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 8:9 - 12
    But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
  4. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 8:13
    Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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