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Romans 14:20

NETBible	Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean,¹ it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.
NIV © biblegateway Rom 14:20	Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
NASB © biblegateway Rom 14:20	Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats and gives offense.
NLT © biblegateway Rom 14:20	Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, there is nothing wrong with these things in themselves. But it is wrong to eat anything if it makes another person stumble.
MSG © biblegateway Rom 14:20	don't drag them down by finding fault. You're certainly not going to permit an argument over what is served or not served at supper to wreck God's work among you, are you? I said it before and I'll say it again: All food is good, but it can turn bad if you use it badly, if you use it to trip others up and send them sprawling.
BBE © SABDAweb Rom 14:20	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Rom 14:20	Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for you to make others fall by what you eat;
NKJV © biblegateway Rom 14:20	Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.
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KJV	For <1752> meat <1033> destroy <2647> (5720) not <3361> the work <2041> of God <2316>_. All things <3956> indeed <3303> [are] pure <2513>_; but <235> [it is] evil <2556> for that man <444> who eateth <2068> (5723) with <1223> offence <4348>_.
NASB © biblegateway Rom 14:20	Do not tear <2647> down <2647> the work <2041> of God <2316> for the sake <1752> of food <1033> . All <3956> things <3956> indeed <3303> are clean <2513> , but they are evil <2556> for the man <444> who eats <2068> and gives <1223> offense <4348> .
NET [draft] ITL	Do <2647> not <3361> destroy <2647> the work <2041> of God <2316> for the sake <1752> of food <1033> . For although <3303> all things <3956> are clean <2513> , it is wrong <2556> to cause anyone <444> to stumble <4348> by <1223> what you eat <2068> .
GREEK	mh <3361> PRT-N eneken <1752> ADV brwmatov <1033> N-GSN katalue <2647> (5720) V-PAM-2S to <3588> T-ASN ergon <2041> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM panta <3956> A-NPN men <3303> PRT kayara <2513> A-NPN alla <235> CONJ kakon <2556> A-NSN tw <3588> T-DSM anyrwpw <444> N-DSM tw <3588> T-DSM dia <1223> PREP proskommatov <4348> N-GSN esyionti <2068> (5723) V-PAP-DSM


NETBible	Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean,¹ it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.
NET Notes	¹sn Here clean refers to food being ceremonially clean.