it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Romans 14:20 - English Standard Version 2016 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 更多版本King 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 is 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 sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.”
One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.
It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.