Romans 14:15 “If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer actin…”

Romans 14:15

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But if thy brother be grieued for the meate, nowe walkest thou not charitably: destroy not him with thy meate, for whome Christ dyed.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

Bible in Basic English

And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

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Cross references

“thy brother”

Ezekiel 13:22 1 Corinthians 8:12

Ezekiel 13:22 · BSB

Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,

1 Corinthians 8:12 · BSB

By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

“now”

Galatians 5:13 Philippians 2:2–4 1 Corinthians 8:1 Romans 15:2 Romans 13:10 1 Corinthians 13:1

Galatians 5:13 · BSB

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

Philippians 2:2–4 · BSB

then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

1 Corinthians 8:1 · BSB

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Romans 15:2 · BSB

Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Romans 13:10 · BSB

Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

1 Corinthians 13:1 · BSB

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

“Destroy”

2 Peter 2:1 1 John 2:2 1 Corinthians 8:11

2 Peter 2:1 · BSB

Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction o…

1 John 2:2 · BSB

He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 Corinthians 8:11 · BSB

So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

Also

Romans 14:20 Ephesians 5:2

Romans 14:20 · BSB

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

Ephesians 5:2 · BSB

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14I 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.

16Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

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