Romans 14:14

New International Reader's Version

I am absolutely sure that nothing is “unclean” in itself. The Lord Jesus has convinced me of this. But someone may consider a thing to be “unclean.” If they do, it is “unclean” for them.

Cross References

Mark 7:2

They saw some of his disciples eating food with “unclean” hands. That means they were not washed.

Acts 10:28

He said to them, “You know that it is against our law for a Jew to enter a Gentile home. A Jew shouldn’t have any close contact with a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not say anyone is not pure and ‘clean.’

Romans 14:2

One person’s faith allows them to eat anything. But another person eats only vegetables because their faith is weak.

Romans 14:20

Don’t destroy the work of God because of food. All food is “clean.” But it’s wrong to eat anything that might cause problems for someone else’s faith.

Romans 14:23

But whoever has doubts about what they eat is guilty if they eat. That’s because their eating is not based on faith. Everything that is not based on faith is sin.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat anything sold in the meat market. Don’t ask if it’s right or wrong.

1 Corinthians 8:10

Suppose you, with all your knowledge, are eating in a temple of one of those gods. And suppose someone who has a weak sense of what is right and wrong sees you. Won’t that person become bold and eat what is sacrificed to statues of gods?

1 Corinthians 8:7

But not everyone knows this. Some people still think that statues of gods are real gods. They might eat food sacrificed to statues of gods. When they do, they think of it as food sacrificed to real gods. And because those people have a weak sense of what is right and wrong, they feel guilty.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything God created is good. You shouldn’t turn anything down. Instead, you should thank God for it.

Titus 1:15

To people who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who have twisted minds and don’t believe, nothing is pure. In fact, their minds and their sense of what is right and wrong are twisted.