Parallel Verses

King James Version

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

New American Standard Bible

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

Holman Bible

Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.

International Standard Version

Therefore, if food that I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from stumbling.

A Conservative Version

Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will no, not eat meat into the age, so that I may not cause my brother to stumble.

American Standard Version

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

Amplified

Therefore, if [my eating a certain] food causes my brother to stumble (sin), I will not eat [such] meat ever again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

An Understandable Version

Therefore, if [eating certain] foods causes my brother to fall away [from God], I will never eat meat again, so I do not cause my brother to fall away.

Anderson New Testament

For which reason, if meat cause my brother to fall, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.

Bible in Basic English

For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.

Common New Testament

Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to fall.

Daniel Mace New Testament

wherefore if my eating makes my brother offend, I will never eat flesh rather than make my brother offend.

Darby Translation

Wherefore if meat be a fall-trap to my brother, I will eat no flesh for ever, that I may not be a fall-trap to my brother.

Godbey New Testament

If indeed meat causes my brother to stumble, I never eat any more meat, in order that I may not lay a stumblingblock in the way of my brother.

Goodspeed New Testament

Therefore, if what I eat makes my brother fall, I will never eat meat again, rather than make my brother fall.

John Wesley New Testament

Wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

Julia Smith Translation

Wherefore, if food offend my brother, I will eat no flesh forever, lest I shall offend my brother.

King James 2000

Therefore, if food makes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat while the world stands, lest I make my brother to stumble.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat {forever}, in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.

Modern King James verseion

Therefore, if food offends my brother, I will eat no flesh forever, that I do not offend my brother.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.

Moffatt New Testament

Therefore if food is any hindrance to my brother's welfare, sooner than injure him I will never eat flesh as long as I live, never!

Montgomery New Testament

Therefore, if what I eat makes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, lest I make my brother to stumble.

NET Bible

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

New Heart English Bible

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I do not cause my brother to stumble.

Noyes New Testament

Wherefore, if food cause my brother to fall, I will eat no flesh for ever, lest I cause my brother to fall. Am I not free?

Sawyer New Testament

Wherefore, if food offends my brother, I will eat no meat forever, that I may not offend my brother.

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore, if food is an occasion of stumbling unto my brother, in nowise will I eat flesh unto the age that abideth, - that, I may not occasion, my brother, to stumble.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Wherefore if meat give occasion of offence to my brother, I will in no wise eat meat for ever, that I give no cause of offence to my brother.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Therefore, if what I eat makes my Brother fall, rather than make my Brother fall, I will never eat meat again.

Webster

Wherefore, if food maketh my brother to fall into sin, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to fall into sin.

Weymouth New Testament

Therefore if what I eat causes my brother to fall, never again to the end of my days will I touch any kind of animal food, for fear I should cause my brother to fall.

Williams New Testament

So then, if food can make my brother fall, I will never, no, never, eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from falling.

World English Bible

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don't cause my brother to stumble.

Worrell New Testament

Wherefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will in no wise eat flesh forevermore; that I cause not my brother to stumble.

Worsley New Testament

wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will never eat flesh while I breathe, least I make my brother to offend.

Youngs Literal Translation

wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
διόπερ 
Dioper 
Usage: 3

if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

βρῶμα 
Broma 
Usage: 15

σκανδαλίζω 
Skandalizo 
Usage: 10

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313
Usage: 313

ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302
Usage: 302

to offend
σκανδαλίζω 
Skandalizo 
Usage: 10

I will eat
φάγω 
Phago 
Usage: 54

no
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

κρέας 
Kreas 
Usage: 2

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

αἰών 
Aion 
Usage: 101

μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

I make
σκανδαλίζω 
Skandalizo 
Usage: 10

to
ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

References

Context Readings

Concerning Food Sacrificed To Idols

12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. 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.


Cross References

Romans 14:21

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.

2 Corinthians 11:29

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

1 Corinthians 6:12

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

1 Corinthians 10:33-1

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 13:5

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

2 Corinthians 6:3

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

2 Timothy 3:8-9

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

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