Romans 14:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.”
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“It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.”
King James Version · Public Domain“It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Right <FI>it is<Fi> not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to <FI>do anything<Fi> in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 14:21 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
- Matthew 18:7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
- Luke 17:1Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
- Romans 14:13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
- Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
- Philippians 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- Hebrews 12:13Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
- Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
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