Romans 14:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Some think it is all right to eat anything, while those whose faith is weak will eat only vegetables.

Cross References

Genesis 1:29

I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat.

Genesis 9:3

and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.

Proverbs 15:17

A simple meal with love is better than a feast where there is hatred.

Daniel 1:12

“For the next ten days, let us have only vegetables and water at mealtimes.

Daniel 1:16

After this, the guard let them eat vegetables instead of the rich food and wine.

Romans 14:1

Welcome all the Lord's followers, even those whose faith is weak. Don't criticize them for having beliefs that are different from yours.

Romans 14:14

The Lord Jesus has made it clear to me that God considers all foods fit to eat. But if you think some foods are unfit to eat, then for you they are not fit.

Romans 14:20

Don't let your appetite destroy what God has done. All foods are fit to eat, but it is wrong to cause problems for others by what you eat.

Romans 15:1

If our faith is strong, we should be patient with the Lord's followers whose faith is weak. We should try to please them instead of ourselves.

1 Corinthians 10:25

However, when you buy meat in the market, go ahead and eat it. Keep your conscience clear by not asking where the meat came from.

1 Corinthians 8:9

Don't cause problems for someone with a weak conscience, just because you have the right to eat anything.

1 Corinthians 9:22

When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can.

Galatians 2:12

He used to eat with Gentile followers of the Lord, until James sent some Jewish followers. Peter was afraid of the Jews and soon stopped eating with Gentiles.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything God created is good. And if you give thanks, you may eat anything.

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed.

Hebrews 13:9

Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who eat them.

Hebrews 9:10

These rules are merely about such things as eating and drinking and ceremonies for washing ourselves. And rules about physical things will last only until the time comes to change them for something better.