Romans 14:15
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
14 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.
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
- KJV
- But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
- WEB
- Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.
- ASV
- For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.
- DARBY
- For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has died.
- BLB
- For if because of food your brother is grieved, no longer do you walk according to love. Do not destroy with your food that one for whom Christ died.
- ÅB
- For hvis din bror blir bedrøvet på grunn av det du spiser, vandrer du ikke lenger i kjærlighet. La ikke din mat føre til fortapelse for den som Kristus døde for!
- OTB
- Hvis din bror eller søster er bekymret på grunn av det du spiser, handler du ikke lenger i kjærlighet. Ikke ødelegg ved din spising noen som Kristus døde for.
- B1930
- For dersom det voldes din bror sorg ved din mat, da vandrer du ikke lenger i kjærlighet; før ikke ved din mat den i fortapelse som Kristus er død for!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 8:11–12
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
Read in contextGalatians 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:2–4
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Read in contextRomans 14:20
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:1
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:4–5
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Read in contextEphesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Read in contextRomans 15:2
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
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