Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not undo God's work for the sake of what you eat. Though everything is 'clean,' yet, if a man eats so as to put a stumbling- block in the way of others, he does wrong.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Holman Bible
Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.
International Standard Version
Do not destroy God's action for the sake of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make another person stumble because of what you eat.
A Conservative Version
Do not tear down the work of God because of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong to the man who eats through hindrance.
American Standard Version
Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Amplified
Do not, for the sake of food, tear down the work of God. All things indeed are [ceremonially] clean, but they are wrong for the person who eats and offends [another’s conscience in the process].
An Understandable Version
Do not destroy God's work [i.e., someone's life] for the sake of something to eat. All foods are truly clean [ceremonially]; however, it is wrong for a person to eat something when it causes another person to fall [away from God].
Anderson New Testament
Destroy not the work of God on account of food. All meats, indeed, are clean; but meat is an evil to that man who, by eating, causes another to stumble.
Bible in Basic English
Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
Common New Testament
Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
Daniel Mace New Testament
do not for such a thing as meat, pull down what God has been raising. all things indeed are pure; but they become evil to him who by eating giveth offence.
Darby Translation
For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil to that man who eats while stumbling in doing so.
Godbey New Testament
Do not destroy the work of God on account of meat. All things are pure; but it is evil to the man who eats with offence:
Goodspeed New Testament
You must not, just for the sake of food, undo the work of God. It is true, everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to hurt the consciences of others by what he eats.
John Wesley New Testament
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure: but it is evil to that man who eateth with offence.
Julia Smith Translation
Not for sake of food destroy thou the work of God. Truly all things clean; but evil to the man eating by offence.
King James 2000
For food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not destroy the work of God on account of food. All [things] [are] clean, but [it is] wrong for the person {who eats and stumbles in the process}.
Modern King James verseion
Do not undo the work of God for food. Truly, all things indeed are clean, but it is bad to the man eating because of a stumbling-block.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Destroy not the work of God for a little meat's sake. All things are pure: but it is evil for that man, which eateth with hurt of his conscience.
Moffatt New Testament
You must not break down God's work for the mere sake of food! Everything may be clean, but it is wrong for a man to prove a stumbling-block by what he eats;
Montgomery New Testament
Do not, for the sake of food, be tearing down God's work. All food indeed is ceremonially clean, but a man is in the wrong if his food proves a stumbling-block.
NET Bible
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.
New Heart English Bible
Do not overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
Noyes New Testament
Do not for the sake of food undo the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but that which is pure is evil for that man who eateth so as to be an occasion of sin.
Sawyer New Testament
On account of food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure, but evil is to the man that eats with offense;
The Emphasized Bible
Do not, for the sake of food, be throwing down the work of God! All things, indeed, are pure; but, ill, is it for the man who with occasion of stumbling doth eat, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the sake of meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but it is an evil thing for a man to eat, giving offence.
Webster
For the sake of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not for food's sake be throwing down God's work. All food is pure; but a man is in the wrong if his food is a snare to others.
Williams New Testament
Stop undoing the work of God just for the sake of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything when it makes another stumble.
World English Bible
Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
Worrell New Testament
Do not, for the sake of food, overthrow the work of God. All things, indeed, are clean; but it is evil to him who eats with offense.
Worsley New Testament
Do not for the sake of meat destroy thy brother who is the work of God: all things indeed are pure; but to the man that eateth with offence it is evil.
Youngs Literal Translation
for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, are pure, but evil is to the man who is eating through stumbling.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 14:20
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Context Readings
Do Not Pass Judgment On One Another
19 Therefore our efforts should be directed towards all that makes for peace and the mutual building up of character. 20 Do not undo God's work for the sake of what you eat. Though everything is 'clean,' yet, if a man eats so as to put a stumbling- block in the way of others, he does wrong. 21 The right course is to abstain from meat or wine or, indeed, anything that is a stumbling-block to your Brother.
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Cross References
Romans 14:14-15
Through my union with the Lord Jesus, I know and am persuaded that nothing is 'defiling in itself.' A thing is 'defiling' only to him who holds it to be so.
Acts 10:15
Again he was aware of a voice which said-- "What God has pronounced 'clean', do not regard as 'defiled'."
Titus 1:15
Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted.
Matthew 15:11
It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
Matthew 18:6
But, if any one puts a snare in the way of one of these lowly ones who believe in me, it would be best for him to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.
Romans 14:21
The right course is to abstain from meat or wine or, indeed, anything that is a stumbling-block to your Brother.
1 Corinthians 6:12-13
Everything is allowable for me! Yes, but everything is not profitable. Everything is allowable for me! Yes, but for my part, I will not let myself be enslaved by anything.
1 Corinthians 8:8-13
What we eat, however, will not bring us nearer to God. We lose nothing by not eating this food, and we gain nothing by eating it.
1 Corinthians 10:31-33
Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything to the honor of God.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.
Philippians 1:6
For of this I am confident, that he who began a good work in you will complete it in readiness for the Day of Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 4:3-5
and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.