Romans 14:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Good

Romans 14:17

Romans 15:1

1 Corinthians 8:13

Whereby

General references

John 16:1

Philippians 2:4

Bible References

Good

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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.

Whereby

Therefore, let us no longer pass judgment on one another, but rather decide this: not to place a cause for stumbling or a temptation before a brother.

But you, you have turned from the way; you have caused many to stumble by [your] instruction; you have ruined the covenant of Levi," says Yahweh of hosts.

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

And he said to his disciples, "It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come!

so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ,

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

But I have a few [things] against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

General references

"I have said these [things] to you so that you will not fall away.

each of you not looking out for {your own interests}, but also each of you [for] {the interests} of others.