Romans 14:2

The Passion Translation

For example, one believer has no problem with eating all kinds of food, but another with weaker faith will eat only vegetables.

Cross References

Genesis 1:29

And God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant growing throughout the earth, vegetables, and every fruit-bearing tree with its seed within itself. They will be your food.

Genesis 9:3

You may now eat the meat of animals as well as green plants; I now give you everything for food for you.

Proverbs 15:17

It’s much better to have a meal of vegetables surrounded with love and grace than a steak where there is hate.

Daniel 1:12

“Test us, your servants, for ten days. Give us only seeds to eat and water to drink.

Daniel 1:16

So the guard replaced their diet of royal food and wine with vegetables and water.

Romans 14:1

Offer an open hand of fellowship to welcome every true believer, even though their faith may be weak and immature. And refuse to engage in debates with them concerning nothing more than opinions.

Romans 14:14

I know and am convinced by personal revelation from the Lord Jesus that there is nothing wrong with eating any food. But to the one who considers it to be unclean, it is unacceptable.

Romans 14:20

Stop ruining the work of God by insisting on your own opinions about food. You can eat anything you want, but it is wrong to deliberately cause someone to be offended over what you eat.

Romans 15:1

Now, those who are mature in their faith can easily be recognized, for they don’t live to please themselves but have learned to patiently embrace others in their immaturity.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Yes, you are free to eat anything without worrying about your conscience,

1 Corinthians 8:9

But you must be careful that the liberty you exercise in eating food offered to idols doesn’t offend the weak believers.

1 Corinthians 9:22

I became “weak” to the weak to win the weak. I have adapted to the culture of every place I’ve gone so that I could more easily win people to Christ.

Galatians 2:12

He enjoyed eating with the gentile believers who didn’t keep the Jewish customs—up until the time Jacob’s Jewish friends arrived from Jerusalem. When he saw them, he withdrew from his gentile friends—fearing how it would look to them if he ate with gentile believers.

1 Timothy 4:4

We know that all creation is beautiful to God and there is nothing to be refused if it is received with gratitude.

Titus 1:15

It’s true that all is pure to those who have pure hearts, but to the corrupt unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are defiled.

Hebrews 13:9

So don’t let anyone lead you astray with all sorts of novel and exotic teachings. It is more beautiful to feast on grace and be inwardly strengthened than to be obsessed with dietary rules which in themselves have no lasting benefit.

Hebrews 9:10

For this old pattern of worship was a matter of external rules and rituals concerning food and drink and ceremonial washings which was imposed upon us until the appointed time of heart-restoration had arrived.