New International Version If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. New Living Translation And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died. English Standard Version For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. Berean Standard Bible If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. Berean Literal Bible For if because of food your brother is grieved, no longer do you walk according to love. Do not destroy with your food that one for whom Christ died. King James Bible But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. New King James Version Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. New American Standard Bible For if because of food your brother or sister is hurt, you are no longer walking in accordance with love. Do not destroy with your choice of food that person for whom Christ died. NASB 1995 For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. NASB 1977 For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Legacy Standard Bible For if because of food your brother is grieved, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Amplified Bible If your brother is being hurt or offended because of food [that you insist on eating], you are no longer walking in love [toward him]. Do not let what you eat destroy and spiritually harm one for whom Christ died. Berean Annotated Bible If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love {agapēn}. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ (the Anointed One) died. Christian Standard Bible For if your brother or sister is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy, by what you eat, someone for whom Christ died. Holman Christian Standard Bible For if your brother is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy that one Christ died for by what you eat. American Standard Version For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died. Contemporary English Version If you are hurting others by the foods you eat, you are not guided by love. Don't let your appetite destroy someone Christ died for. English Revised Version For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died. GOD'S WORD® Translation So if what you eat hurts another Christian, you are no longer living by love. Don't destroy anyone by what you eat. Christ died for that person. Good News Translation If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died! International Standard Version For if your brother is being hurt by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not destroy the person for whom the Messiah died by what you eat. NET Bible For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died. New Heart English Bible Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Webster's Bible Translation But if thy brother is grieved with thy food, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy food, for whom Christ died. Weymouth New Testament If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, by the food you eat, you lead to ruin a man for whom Christ died. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleIf your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. World English Bible Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand if your brother is grieved through food, you no longer walk according to love; do not destroy with your food that one for whom Christ died. Berean Literal Bible For if because of food your brother is grieved, no longer do you walk according to love. Do not destroy with your food that one for whom Christ died. Young's Literal Translation and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died. Smith's Literal Translation And if by food thy brother is grieved, thou no more walkest by love. Not by thy food destroy him, for whom Christ died. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor 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. Catholic Public Domain Version For if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are not now walking according to love. Do not allow your food to destroy him for whom Christ died. New American Bible If your brother is being hurt by what you eat, your conduct is no longer in accord with love. Do not because of your food destroy him for whom Christ died. New Revised Standard Version If your brother or sister is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut now if you have caused your brother to grieve on account of meat, then you are not living in harmony. Do not make food a cause to destroy a man for whose sake Christ died. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But if you grieve your brother because of food, you are not walking in love. You shall not destroy, by your food, one for whose sake The Messiah died. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut if your brother is grieved on account of your food, you no longer walk according to love. Do not, with your food, destroy him, for whom Christ died. Godbey New Testament But if your brother is grieved on account of your meat, you are no longer walking in divine love. Do not by your meat destroy him for whom Christ died. Haweis New Testament But if by meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no more according to love. Do not by thy meat destroy him for whom Christ died. Mace New Testament now if your brother be endanger'd by your eating, you violate the obligations of love: for such a matter as eating, will you risk his life, for whom Christ died? Weymouth New Testament If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, by the food you eat, you lead to ruin a man for whom Christ died. Worrell New Testament For, if because of your food your brother is aggrieved, you are no longer walking in accordance with love. Destroy not with your food him for whom Christ died. Worsley New Testament But if thy brother be grieved by thy food, thou dost not herein walk in love. Do not by thy food destroy him, for whom Christ died. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Law of Love…14I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. 16Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.… Cross References If your brother is distressed by what you eat, 1 Corinthians 8:13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble. 1 Corinthians 8:9 Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. 1 Corinthians 8:10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols? you are no longer acting in love. 1 Corinthians 13:5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Philippians 2:4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, 1 Corinthians 8:11 So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 1 Corinthians 8:12 By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. for whom Christ died. 1 Thessalonians 5:10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God. Galatians 5:13-15 For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. / The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 1 John 3:16-18 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. / If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Treasury of Scripture But if your brother be grieved with your meat, now walk you not charitably. Destroy not him with your meat, for whom Christ died. thy brother. Ezekiel 13:22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: 1 Corinthians 8:12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. now. Romans 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 15:2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. charitable. 1 Corinthians 8:11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Jump to Previous Account Care Cause Christ Conduct Controlled Death Destroy Destruction Died Distressed Eat Eating Food Grieved Hurt Injured Lead Longer Meat Pained Ruin Troubled Walk Walkest Walking WayJump to Next Account Care Cause Christ Conduct Controlled Death Destroy Destruction Died Distressed Eat Eating Food Grieved Hurt Injured Lead Longer Meat Pained Ruin Troubled Walk Walkest Walking WayRomans 14 1. Men may not condemn one another for disputable matters;13. but must take heed that they give no offense in them; 15. which the apostle proves unlawful by many reasons. If your brother is distressed by what you eat, Dietary differences between Jewish and Gentile believers could trouble consciences and disrupt fellowship. Christians were to consider how their choices affected fellow believers whose faith remained sensitive in such matters. 1Co 8:13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble… you are no longer acting in love. Personal freedom was never to outweigh the spiritual good of another believer or the unity of the church; love (agape) denotes selfless, unconditional love. 1Co 13:5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking… Do not by your eating destroy your brother, Paul warns that insisting on food that violates another believer’s conscience may encourage that person to act against what he believes God requires, harming his spiritual walk. 1Co 8:11 So this weak brother, for whom Christ died,… for whom Christ died. Every believer has great worth because Christ gave Himself for that person. His sacrifice calls believers to treat one another with care rather than using freedom selfishly. 1Th 5:10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep,… Persons / Places / Events 1. Paul the ApostleThe author of the Book of Romans, addressing the Christian community in Rome. 2. Roman Christians The recipients of the letter, consisting of both Jewish and Gentile believers, facing issues of dietary practices and mutual acceptance. 3. Christ Central to the message, emphasizing His sacrificial death for all believers. 4. Jewish and Gentile Believers The two groups within the Roman church, each with different cultural and religious backgrounds, particularly concerning dietary laws. 5. Dietary Practices The specific issue being addressed, where differing views on food could cause division within the church. Teaching Points Acting in LoveOur actions should be motivated by love, prioritizing the spiritual well-being of others over personal freedoms. Unity in Diversity The church is called to embrace diversity in non-essential matters, fostering unity through love and understanding. Responsibility to Others Believers have a responsibility to avoid actions that could harm the faith of others, recognizing the value of each person for whom Christ died. Sacrificial Living Emulate Christ's sacrificial love by willingly setting aside personal rights for the sake of others' spiritual growth. Conscience and Freedom Exercise Christian freedom with sensitivity to the consciences of others, ensuring that liberty does not become a stumbling block. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Romans 14:15?2. How does Romans 14:15 guide us in loving fellow believers over personal preferences? 3. What does "destroy by your food" teach about prioritizing others' spiritual well-being? 4. How can Romans 14:15 be applied to modern-day dietary or lifestyle choices? 5. In what ways does Romans 14:15 connect to Jesus' teachings on love and sacrifice? 6. How can we ensure our actions don't "grieve" others, as warned in Romans 14:15? 7. How does Romans 14:15 address the impact of our actions on fellow believers' faith? 8. What does Romans 14:15 teach about prioritizing love over personal freedom? 9. How does Romans 14:15 challenge our understanding of Christian liberty? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Romans 14? (15) But.--The true reading is undoubtedly For, the connection of which is somewhat difficult to trace. It appears to leap over Romans 14:14, and go back to Romans 14:13. We may suppose that the substance of this verse recurs to the Apostle's mind after the parenthetical statement just inserted, and though he does not repeat it in words, he connects on to it the sequence of his thought. "The Christian should not put a stumbling-block in his brother's way. Not, indeed, that there is anything unclean in itself, but relatively to the person who so regards it. it is unclean. [Therefore the Christian should be careful as to what he does.] For to cause distress to another about a mere matter of food is to be uncharitable." Two stages are noted in the words "grieved" and "destroy." When one man sees another do that which his own conscience condemns, it causes him pain, but when he is further led on from this to do himself what his conscience condemns, he is in danger of a worse fate; he is morally ruined and undone. The work of redemption that Christ has wrought for him is cancelled, and all that great and beneficent scheme is hindered of its operation by an act of thoughtlessness or want of consideration on the part of a fellow Christian. With thy meat.--Rather, because of meat, on a mere question of meat. Verse 15. - For (γὰρ here certainly, rather than δὲ as in the Textus Receptus. It introduces a reason for the general admonition beginning at ver. 13) if on account of meat (not here, thy meat, as in the Authorized Version) thy brother is grieved, thou no longer walkest charitably (literally, according to love, or charity; i.e. in continuing to set at naught his conscientious scruples). With thy meat destroy not him, for whom Christ died (cf. 1 Corinthians 8:11, Καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ ἀσθενῶν ἀδελφὸς... δἰ ο{ν Ξριστὸς ἀπέθανεν). "Destroy" seems to denote causing his moral and religious ruin by shaking his conscientiousness, and perhaps upsetting altogether the faith he has, which, though weak, is real. Romans 14:15 calls believers to let love, not liberty, steer choices. If a brother or sister is troubled by what I eat, genuine love gladly limits freedom. Refusing to do so risks wounding a soul Christ valued enough to die for. Therefore, the mature believer considers the cross, protects the weak, and pursues peace within the family of God.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Ifεἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. brother ἀδελφός (adelphos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. is distressed λυπεῖται (lypeitai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3076: To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad. by διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [what you eat], βρῶμα (brōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1033: Food of any kind. From the base of bibrosko; food, especially articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law. you are no longer acting περιπατεῖς (peripateis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. in κατὰ (kata) Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). love. ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. {Do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. by τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [your eating] βρώματί (brōmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 1033: Food of any kind. From the base of bibrosko; food, especially articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law. destroy ἀπόλλυε (apollye) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 622: From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. [brother], ἐκεῖνον (ekeinon) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. for ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. whom οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. Christ Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. died. ἀπέθανεν (apethanen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off. Additonal Resources Romans 14:15 Blue Letter BibleRomans 14:15 Bible Gateway Romans 14:15 Bible.com Romans 14:15 NIV |
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