The Pharisees and teachers of the law saw that some of Jesus’ followers ate food with hands that were not clean. (“Not clean” means that they did not wash their hands \{in the way the Pharisees said people must\}.)
Romans 14:14 - Easy To Read 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 that something is wrong, then that thing is wrong for him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I know and am convinced (persuaded) as one in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is [forbidden as] essentially unclean (defiled and unholy in itself). But [none the less] it is unclean (defiled and unholy) to anyone who thinks it is unclean. American Standard Version (1901) I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Common English Bible I know and I’m convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is wrong to eat in itself. But if someone thinks something is wrong to eat, it becomes wrong for that person. Catholic Public Domain Version I know, with confidence in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in and of itself. But to him who considers anything to be unclean, it is unclean to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. |
The Pharisees and teachers of the law saw that some of Jesus’ followers ate food with hands that were not clean. (“Not clean” means that they did not wash their hands \{in the way the Pharisees said people must\}.)
Peter said to the people, “You people understand that it is against our Jewish law for a Jew to associate with or visit any person who is not a Jew. But God has shown me that I should not call any person ‘unholy’ or ‘not clean.’
One person believes that he can eat any kind of food {\cf2\super [141]} he wants. But if another person’s faith is weak, then that person believes he can eat only vegetables.
Don’t let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All food is right to eat. But it is wrong for a person to eat something that makes another person fall into sin.
Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Don’t ask questions \{about the meat\} to see if it is something you think is wrong to eat.
But not all people know this. Some people have had the habit of worshiping idols {\cf2\super [49]} until now. So now when those people eat meat, they still feel like it belongs to an idol. They are not sure that it is right to eat this meat. So when they eat it, they feel guilty.
Everything that God made is good. Nothing that God made should be refused if it is accepted with thanks to God.
To people that are pure, all things are pure. But to people who are full of sin and don’t believe, nothing is pure. Really, those people’s thinking has become evil and their knowledge of what is right has been ruined.