Parallel Verses
Amplified
It is good [to do the right thing and] not eat meat or drink wine, or do anything that offends your brother and weakens him spiritually.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.
International Standard Version
The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that makes your brother stumble, upset, or weak.
A Conservative Version
It is good not to eat meats, nor to drink wine, nor in whatever thy brother stumbles against, or is caused to stumble, or becomes weak.
American Standard Version
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.
An Understandable Version
[So], it is better [for you] not to eat bread, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything [else] that could cause your brother to fall [away from God].
Anderson New Testament
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing by which your brother stumbles, or is ensnared, or is made weak.
Bible in Basic English
It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.
Common New Testament
It is right not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that makes your brother stumble.
Daniel Mace New Testament
it is better to abstain from flesh, and wine, and every thing whereby your brother is in danger of falling off.
Darby Translation
It is right not to eat meat, nor drink wine, nor do anything in which thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.
Godbey New Testament
it is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles.
Goodspeed New Testament
The right thing to do is to eat no meat at all and to drink no wine or do anything else if it hurts your brother's conscience.
John Wesley New Testament
It is good, not to eat flesh, neither to drink wine, nor to do any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weak.
Julia Smith Translation
Good not to eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor in what thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.
King James 2000
It is good neither to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] good not to eat meat or to drink wine or [to do anything] by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is weakened.
Modern King James verseion
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is good neither to eat flesh, neither to drink wine, neither anything, whereby thy brother stumbleth, either falleth, or is made weak.
Moffatt New Testament
the right course is to abstain from flesh or wine or indeed anything that your brother feels to be a stumbling-block.
Montgomery New Testament
The right course is not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything through which your brother is made to stumble.
NET Bible
It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
New Heart English Bible
It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles.
Noyes New Testament
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is put in danger of falling, or is made weak.
Sawyer New Testament
it is good not to eat meat nor drink wine, nor [do] any thing by which your brother stumbles.
The Emphasized Bible
Well, is it not to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor to do aught whereby thy brother is caused to stumble.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
It is laudable not to eat flesh, or to drink wine, nor to do any thing whereby thy brother is stumbled, or scandalized, or weakened.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The right course is to abstain from meat or wine or, indeed, anything that is a stumbling-block to your Brother.
Webster
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing by which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Weymouth New Testament
The right course is to forego eating meat or drinking wine or doing anything that tends to your brother's fall.
Williams New Testament
The right thing to do is not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything else, that makes your brother stumble.
World English Bible
It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.
Worrell New Testament
It is good, neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby your brother stumbles.
Worsley New Testament
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing at which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or weakened.
Youngs Literal Translation
Right it is not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.
Themes
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Brotherly love demands
Conscience » Of others, not to be offended
Offence » Saints should » Use self-denial rather than occasion
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Preferring the profit of others
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Brotherly love demands
Topics
Interlinear
me
mede
μηδέ
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neither, nor, not, nor yet, not once, no not, not so much as
Usage: 31
E
ἤ
E
Usage: 199
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 14:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Pass Judgment On One Another
20 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]. 21 It is good [to do the right thing and] not eat meat or drink wine, or do anything that offends your brother and weakens him spiritually. 22 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.
Names
Cross References
1 Corinthians 8:13
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.
Malachi 2:8
But as for you [priests], you have turned from the way and you have caused many to stumble by your instruction [in the law]. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 16:23
But Jesus turned and said to Peter,
Matthew 18:7-10
Luke 17:1-2
Jesus said to His disciples,
Romans 14:13
Then let us not criticize one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block or a source of temptation in another believer’s way.
Romans 14:17
for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1-2
Now we who are strong [in our convictions and faith] ought to [patiently] put up with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not just please ourselves.
Philippians 1:10
so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];
Hebrews 12:13
Cut through and make smooth, straight paths for your feet [that are safe and go in the right direction], so that the leg which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather may be healed.
Revelation 2:14