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Romans 14:20

Do 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.

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ASV

Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μὴmēNotG3361 →
ἕνεκενhenekenfor the sake ofG1752 →
βρώματοςbrōmatosfoodG1033 →
κατάλυεkataluedo destroyG2647 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἔργονergonworkG2041 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316 →
πάνταpantaAll thingsG3956 →
μὲνmenindeed [are]G3303 →
καθαρὰkatharacleanG2513 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
κακὸνkakon[it is] evilG2556 →
τῷtōto theG3588 →
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōmanG444 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
προσκόμματοςproskommatosa stumbling blockG4348 →
ἐσθίοντι·esthiontieating;G2068 →

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1 Timothy 4:4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,Romans 14:14–15I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.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.Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.Acts 10:15The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”1 Corinthians 10:31–33So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.Romans 14:21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.1 Corinthians 6:12–13“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.Romans 14:15If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.Matthew 15:11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”1 Timothy 4:3–5They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.Romans 14:14I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.1 Corinthians 8:8–13But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.Genesis 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.Leviticus 7:19Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it.Ezekiel 44:31The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.

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