Parallel Verses

Amplified

One man’s faith permits him to eat everything, while the weak believer eats only vegetables [to avoid eating ritually unclean meat or something previously considered unclean].

New American Standard Bible

One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only.

King James Version

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Holman Bible

One person believes he may eat anything, but one who is weak eats only vegetables.

International Standard Version

One person believes that he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.

A Conservative Version

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables.

American Standard Version

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

An Understandable Version

One person has enough faith that allows him to eat anything [i.e., without it bothering his conscience that the food, such as animal meat, was used in an idolatrous worship ceremony]. But the weak person can eat only vegetables [conscientiously].

Anderson New Testament

One believes that he may eat all things; another, who is weak, eats herbs.

Bible in Basic English

One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

Common New Testament

One believes he may eat anything, but the man whose faith is weak eats only vegetables.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for one makes no difficulty of eating all sorts of food: another is so scrupulous, he lives upon herbs.

Darby Translation

One man is assured that he may eat all things; but the weak eats herbs.

Godbey New Testament

One indeed believes he is to eat all things: another who is weak, vegetables.

Goodspeed New Testament

One man's faith allows him to eat anything, while the overscrupulous man eats nothing but vegetables.

John Wesley New Testament

For one believeth, that he may eat all things; another who is weak, eateth herbs.

Julia Smith Translation

One truly believes to eat all things: and he being weak eats vegetables.

King James 2000

For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.

Lexham Expanded Bible

One believes [he may] eat all [things], but the one who is weak eats [only] vegetables.

Modern King James verseion

For indeed one believes to eat all things; but being weak, another eats vegetables.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

One believeth that he may eat all things. Another, which is weak, eateth herbs.

Moffatt New Testament

While one man has enough confidence to eat any food, the man of weak faith only eats vegetables.

Montgomery New Testament

One man has faith to eat anything; but he whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.

NET Bible

One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables.

New Heart English Bible

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

Noyes New Testament

One man hath faith to eat every kind of food; another, who is weak, eateth herbs only.

Sawyer New Testament

For one has faith to eat all things, but he that is weak eats vegetables.

The Emphasized Bible

One, indeed, hath faith to eat all things, whereas, he that is weak, eateth herbs:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

One man indeed thinketh he may eat all meats; another, who is weak, eateth vegetables.

Twentieth Century New Testament

One man's faith permits of his eating food of all kinds, while another whose faith is weak eats only vegetable food.

Webster

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Weymouth New Testament

One man's faith allows him to eat anything, while a man of weaker faith eats nothing but vegetables.

Williams New Testament

One man believes that he can eat anything; another who is overscrupulous eats nothing but vegetables.

World English Bible

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

Worrell New Testament

One believes that he may eat all things; but he that is weak eats herbs.

Worsley New Testament

for one believeth that he may eat any food; another, who is weak, liveth upon herbs.

Youngs Literal Translation

one doth believe that he may eat all things -- and he who is weak doth eat herbs;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
μέν 
men 
indeed, verily, truly, not tr,
Usage: 63

one
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

πιστεύω 
Pisteuo 
Usage: 163

that he may eat
φάγω 
Phago 
Usage: 54

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

who is weak
ἀσθενέω 
Astheneo 
Usage: 34

ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

References

Fausets

Watsons

Context Readings

Do Not Pass Judgment On One Another

1 As for the one whose faith is weak, accept him [into your fellowship], but not for [the purpose of] quarreling over his opinions. 2 One man’s faith permits him to eat everything, while the weak believer eats only vegetables [to avoid eating ritually unclean meat or something previously considered unclean]. 3 The one who eats [everything] is not to look down on the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not criticize or pass judgment on the one who eats [everything], for God has accepted him.


Cross References

Romans 14:14

I know and am convinced [as one] in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean [ritually defiled, and unholy] in itself; but [nonetheless] it is unclean to anyone who thinks it is unclean.

Genesis 1:29

So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;

Genesis 9:3

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.

Proverbs 15:17


Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

Daniel 1:12

“Please, test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink.

Daniel 1:16

So the overseer continued to withhold their fine food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.

Romans 14:22-23

The faith which you have [that gives you freedom of choice], have as your own conviction before God [just keep it between yourself and God, seeking His will]. Happy is he who has no reason to condemn himself for what he approves.

1 Corinthians 10:25

[Regarding meat offered to idols:] Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking any questions for the sake of your conscience,

Galatians 2:12

Before certain men came from James, he used to eat [his meals] with the Gentiles; but when the men [from Jerusalem] arrived, he began to withdraw and separate himself [from the Gentile believers], because he was afraid of those from the circumcision.

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;

Titus 1:15

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted.

Hebrews 9:10

For they [the gifts, sacrifices, and ceremonies] deal only with [clean and unclean] food and drink and various ritual washings, [mere] external regulations for the body imposed [to help the worshipers] until the time of reformation [that is, the time of the new order when Christ will establish the reality of what these things foreshadow—a better covenant].

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and strengthened by grace and not by foods [rules of diet and ritualistic meals], which bring no benefit or spiritual growth to those who observe them.

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