Romans 14:21
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
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.
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.
22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.
- ASV
- It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything] whereby thy brother stumbleth.
- DARBY
- [It is] right not to eat meat, nor drink wine, nor [do anything] in which thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.
- BLB
- [It is] good neither to eat meat nor to drink wine nor [anything] in which your brother stumbles.
- ÅB
- Det er godt å la være å spise kjøtt eller drikke vin, eller å gjøre noe annet som din bror snubler over.
- OTB
- Det er bedre å ikke spise kjøtt eller drikke vin eller gjøre noe annet som vil få din bror eller søster til å falle.
- B1930
- det er godt ikke å ete kjøtt eller drikke vin eller gjøre noget som din bror støter sig ved.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 8:13
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Read in contextRomans 14:13
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.
Read in contextRomans 15:1–2
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Read in contextLuke 17:1–2
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Read in contextMatthew 16:23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Read in contextMatthew 18:7–10
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Read in contextMalachi 2:8
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:10
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
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