Romans 14:16
14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
15 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.
Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
- KJV
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
- WEB
- Then don’t let your good be slandered,
- ASV
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
- DARBY
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of;
- BLB
- Therefore do not let your⁺ good be spoken of as evil.
- ÅB
- La derfor ikke det gode dere har, bli spottet.
- OTB
- Sørg for at dine gode handlinger ikke blir kalt ut av andre som feil.
- B1930
- La da ikke eders gode bli spottet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 10:29–30
the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
Read in contextRomans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:20–21
We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
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