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Romans 14:21

It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

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ASV

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

KJV

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.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καλὸνkalon[It is] goodG2570 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
μὴmēneitherG3361 →
φαγεῖνphageinto eatG5315 →
κρέαkreameatG2907 →
μηδὲmēdenorG3366 →
πιεῖνpieinto drinkG4095 →
οἶνονoinonwineG3631 →
μηδὲmēdenor [anything]G3366 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ᾧhōwhichG3739 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
ἀδελφόςadelphosbrotherG80 →
σουsouof youG4771 →
προσκόπτειproskopteistumblesG4350 →

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Romans 14:1Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.Matthew 18:6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.Romans 14:13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.Romans 14:20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.Romans 15:1–2We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.Romans 14:3The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.Luke 17:1–2Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.Matthew 17:27“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.Matthew 18:7–10Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”John 16:1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.Psalms 73:15If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.1 Samuel 25:31then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”Hebrews 12:13Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.Philippians 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

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