It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth #– #this defiles a person.’
Romans 14:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make someone fall by what he eats. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You must not, for the sake of food, undo and break down and destroy the work of God! Everything is indeed [ceremonially] clean and pure, but it is wrong for anyone to hurt the conscience of others or to make them fall by what he eats. American Standard Version (1901) Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. Common English Bible Don’t destroy what God has done because of food. All food is acceptable, but it’s a bad thing if it trips someone else. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to destroy the work of God because of food. Certainly, all things are clean. But there is harm for a man who offends by eating. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. |
It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth #– #this defiles a person.’
‘But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away #– #it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung round his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.
Again, a second time, the voice said to him, ‘What God has made clean, do not call impure.’
One person believes he may eat anything, while one who is weak eats only vegetables.
It is a good thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother or sister stumble.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.