Romans 14:14

God's Word

The Lord Jesus has given me the knowledge and conviction that no food is unacceptable in and of itself. But it is unacceptable to a person who thinks it is.

Cross References

Mark 7:2

They saw that some of his disciples were unclean  because they ate without washing their hands.

Acts 10:28

He said to them, “You understand how wrong it is for a Jewish man to associate or visit with anyone of another race. But God has shown me that I should no longer call anyone impure or unclean.

Romans 14:2

Some people believe that they can eat all kinds of food. Other people with weak faith believe that they can eat only vegetables.

Romans 14:20

Don’t ruin God’s work because of what you eat. All food is acceptable, but it’s wrong for a person to eat something if it causes someone else to have doubts.

Romans 14:23

But if a person has doubts and still eats, he is condemned because he didn’t act in faith. Anything that is not done in faith is sin.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat anything that is sold in the market without letting your conscience trouble you.

1 Corinthians 8:10

For example, suppose someone with a weak conscience sees you, who have this knowledge, eating in the temple of a false god. Won’t you be encouraging that person to eat food offered to a false god?

1 Corinthians 8:7

But not everyone knows this. Some people are so used to worshiping false gods that they believe they are eating food offered to a false god. So they feel guilty because their conscience is weak.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything God created is good. Nothing should be rejected if it is received with prayers of thanks.

Titus 1:15

Everything is clean  to those who are clean. But nothing is clean to corrupt unbelievers. Indeed, their minds and their consciences are corrupted.