I knowand am convincedin the LordJesusthat nothingis uncleanin itself;but to him who thinksanythingto be unclean,to him it is unclean.
and had seenthat someof His discipleswere eatingtheir breadwith impurehands,that is, unwashed.
And he saidto them, "You yourselvesknowhowunlawfulit is for a manwho is a Jewto associatewith a foreignerorto visithim; and [yet] Godhas shownme that I should not callanymanunholyorunclean.
Oneperson has faiththat he may eatall things,but he who is weakeatsvegetables[only].
Do not tear downthe workof Godfor the sakeof food.All thingsindeedare clean,but they are evilfor the manwho eatsand givesoffense.
But he who doubtsis condemnedifhe eats,because[his eating is] not from faith;and whateveris not from faithis sin.
Eatanythingthat is soldin the meat marketwithoutasking questionsfor conscience'sake;
For ifsomeoneseesyou, who haveknowledge,diningin an idol's temple,will not his conscience,if he is weak,be strengthenedto eatthings sacrificed to idols?
Howevernot all menhave thisknowledge;but some,being accustomedto the idoluntilnow,eat[food] as ifit were sacrificed to an idol;and their consciencebeingweakis defiled.
For everythingcreatedby Godis good,and nothingis to be rejectedif it is receivedwith gratitude;
To the pure,all thingsare pure;but to thosewho are defiledand unbelieving,nothingis pure,but boththeir mindand their conscienceare defiled.
