Romans 14:14

New Century Version

I am in the Lord Jesus, and I know that there is no food that is wrong to eat. But if a person believes something is wrong, that thing is wrong for him.

Cross References

Mark 7:2

They saw that some of Jesus’ followers ate food with hands that were not clean, that is, they hadn’t washed them.

Acts 10:28

He said, “You people understand that it is against our law for Jewish people to associate with or visit anyone who is not Jewish. But God has shown me that I should not call any person ‘unholy’ or ‘unclean.’

Romans 14:2

One person believes it is right to eat all kinds of food. But another, who is weak, believes it is right to eat only vegetables.

Romans 14:20

Do not let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All foods are all right to eat, but it is wrong to eat food that causes someone else to sin.

Romans 14:23

But those who eat something without being sure it is right are wrong because they did not believe it was right. Anything that is done without believing it is right is a sin.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Do not ask questions about it.

1 Corinthians 8:10

Suppose one of you who has knowledge eats in an idol’s temple. Someone who is weak in faith might see you eating there and be encouraged to eat meat sacrificed to idols while thinking it is wrong to do so.

1 Corinthians 8:7

But not all people know this. Some people are still so used to idols that when they eat meat, they still think of it as being sacrificed to an idol. Because their conscience is weak, when they eat it, they feel guilty.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything God made is good, and nothing should be refused if it is accepted with thanks,

Titus 1:15

To those who are pure, all things are pure, but to those who are full of sin and do not believe, nothing is pure. Both their minds and their consciences have been ruined.