Romans 14:15
Good News Translation
If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died!

New Revised Standard Version
If your brother or sister is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died.

Contemporary English Version
If you are hurting others by the foods you eat, you are not guided by love. Don't let your appetite destroy someone Christ died for.

New American Bible
If your brother is being hurt by what you eat, your conduct is no longer in accord with love. Do not because of your food destroy him for whom Christ died.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

thy brother.

Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the just to mourn, whom I have not made sorrowful: and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his evil way, and live.

1 Corinthians 8:12 Now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

now.

Romans 13:10 The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law.

Romans 15:2 Let every one of you Please his neighbour unto good, to edification.

1 Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 13:1,4,5 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. . . .

Galatians 5:13 For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty. Only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh: but by charity of the spirit serve one another.

Philippians 2:2-4 Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. . . .

charitable.

1 Corinthians 8:11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died?

2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers who shall bring in sects of perdition and deny the Lord who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

Context
The Law of Love
14I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 16Let not then our good be evil spoken of.…
Cross References
Romans 14:20
Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

1 Corinthians 8:11
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died?

Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

Romans 14:14
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