Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. For. Romans 14:15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. Matthew 18:6 But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea. 1 Corinthians 6:12,13 All things are lawful to me: but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me: but I will not be brought under the power of any. . . . 1 Corinthians 8:8,13 But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more: nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less. . . . 1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God. the work. Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing: that he who hath begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus. All. Romans 14:14 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Matthew 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Acts 10:15 And the voice spoke to him again the second time: That which God hath cleansed, do not thou call common. 1 Timothy 4:3-5 Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth. . . . Titus 1:15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. but. Romans 14:15,21 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. . . . 1 Corinthians 8:9-12 But take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak. . . . 1 Corinthians 10:32,33 Be without offence to the Jew, and to the Gentiles and to the church of God: . . . Context The Law of Love…19Therefore, let us follow after the things that are of peace and keep the things that are of edification, one towards another. 20Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21It is good not to eat flesh and not to drink wine: nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended or scandalized or made weak.… Cross References Acts 10:15 And the voice spoke to him again the second time: That which God hath cleansed, do not thou call common. Romans 14:2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: but he that is weak, let him eat herbs. Romans 14:14 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Romans 14:15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 1 Corinthians 8:9 But take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak. 1 Corinthians 8:11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died? 1 Corinthians 8:12 Now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Titus 1:15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. Lexicon {Do} notμὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. destroy κατάλυε (katalye) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2647: From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. work ἔργον (ergon) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. for the sake of ἕνεκεν (heneken) Preposition Strong's Greek 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of. food. βρώματος (brōmatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 1033: Food of any kind. From the base of bibrosko; food, especially articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law. All [food is] πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. clean, καθαρά (kathara) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 2513: Clean. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. [it is] wrong κακὸν (kakon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. for a man ἀνθρώπῳ (anthrōpō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. to let his eating be ἐσθίοντι (esthionti) Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. a stumbling block. προσκόμματος (proskommatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4348: A stumbling-block, an occasion for falling, a moral embarrassment. From proskopto; a stub, i.e. occasion of apostasy. Additional Translations Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong to the man eating through a stumbling block. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense. 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. 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]. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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